Description: He stands about 4'7" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sage. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Sage for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is physically well-built. His hair is black and very short. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. The war was a terrible time for him, and Aust does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aust fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2000 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. His first spouse was a Mason, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Animal Trainer.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 900 gp. Red garnet (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He works hard and plays hard.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His green eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Azaki embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. 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, Azaki is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 sp. Tourmaline (100 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).