Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He has a hunchback. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Varis was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Fortune-teller they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Barrister, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barrister and was forced into it by his family; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 gp. Hematite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a morningstar on his belt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are green.

Personality: Soveliss is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: The child of a Dilettante, who enjoyed hunting, Soveliss was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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. 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. Soveliss fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1500 gp. Malachite (6 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Eye agate (6 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, blue shirt, and brown tie. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Pink diamond (5000 gp).

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. His brown hair is long and unkept. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. After a long history of fighting, Soveliss and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 gp. White opal (900 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.