Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His head has been shaved. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe, and carries clubs. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Halimath was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Halimath grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Halimath. He's also a talented Butcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Varis grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Varis. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a green vest and prefers black and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and is pretty ugly. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Varis was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. Varis abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has achieved small success as a Unemployed.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his kukri with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Ivellios lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 70 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp).