Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Rolen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After months of barely getting by, Rolen managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His head has been shaved. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aerdeth hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of a Map Maker, who enjoyed hunting, Aerdeth was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Seamstress but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Raer lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Ploughman, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Ploughman they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Shepherd, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shepherd and was forced into it by his family; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Fivin speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. Fivin was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Masseuse. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 110 pp. Black opal (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.