Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly glaives and scythes. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Quarion was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Quarion decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1600 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Naeris alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 110 pp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Sard (60 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears just a black suit. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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. The war was a terrible time for him, and Uthemar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born in the east. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Selfish, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Vanuath was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vanuath grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Vanuath. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 9000 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a white costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 9000 sp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.