Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sickle with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has wavy chestnut hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

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 psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 900 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He carries with him a set of greataxes on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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. After months of barely getting by, Halimath 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 500 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. 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 Interpreter. He became a Interpreter soon after.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His white hair is cut short. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Aust was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 11000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His auburn hair is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a Masseuse first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Masseuse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1100 gp. White opal (800 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.