Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Gifted from a young age, Riardon studied abroad. A freak accident while working with his Mayor mother left him crippled. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Sensitive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His childhood dream was to be a Sculptor, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Sage.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 gp. Black star sapphire (500 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His head has been shaved. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Quarion 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 Quarion. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1100 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

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 since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He's in love; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Masseuse profession.

History: He was born into a rich family. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Glassblower soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.