Description: An older man who dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, he is not a threatening figure. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Rolen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Blue quartz (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Through the years after Ivellios was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Ivellios's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He dresses like a well dressed Servant does. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is red and very short. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

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 zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. 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 Servant. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1900 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a shortbow on his belt. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. 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: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He became a Unemployed soon after.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Sard (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.