Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and carries shortbows. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Peren is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Moss agate (6 gp).

Description: This western man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ahvain does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Ahvain reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bellfounder responsibilities is difficult; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Alexandrite (1000 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Eye agate (15 gp).

Description: He wears a simple brown robe with green stripes complete with hood. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and expand his business

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears an entirely tan suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1100 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp).

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3100 gp.