Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has no hair. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: He wears a black coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He carries a battered shortbow and tarnished quarterstaff as well. His white hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was taken from his home at a very young age. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Arannis embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: To prove his worth to the world; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Eye agate (8 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a tan vest and prefers blue and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naeris 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.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.