Description: Standing 5'5", this man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to be a dyer again

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: This southern man wears baggy black pantaloons and a green scarf. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 900 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Amber (150 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat, and carries quarterstaffs. His hair is short and red. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Naal abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He has wavy brown hair. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Quarion grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His white hair is knotted and matted. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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 goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aelar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.