Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Theren is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a greatsword on his belt. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears baggy tan pantaloons and a pastel scarf. His hair is long and white with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He sports a flattop hair cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Sensitive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 180 pp. Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Zircon (30 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black hair is knotted and matted. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his small blue hat.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.