Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a blue vest and prefers black and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

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. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tourmaline (120 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Iolite (20 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears skinny pants and wears a blue and white robe with the hood down. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Aust 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. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sage. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Sage for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Military, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 7000 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'8". He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 pp. Moonstone (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He carries a battered monstrous two handed axe and tarnished scythe as well. His white hair is braided into rings. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Berrian was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.