Description: He is a husky man, who dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 15th 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 became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Coral (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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. 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 16000 sp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'2" and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His silver hair is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 900 gp. Malachite (10 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Rose (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Dreali was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Dreali was born on a far eastern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Healer. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise violet.

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. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dayereth studied abroad. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.