Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a longbow on his belt. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Engraver but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Laucian was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Laucian 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Sardonyx (60 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a Dyer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Koeth was born with his father's beautiful face. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Herbalist business.

History: Quarion was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in an above average manner. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Immeral lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and revenge

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 11000 sp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his sickle. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Stylist. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: 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; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp).