Description: He wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Riardon is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a large violet jacket. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born in the north to a Carpenter, Halimath learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Halimath 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 Halimath. Being a Carpenter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1300 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 sp. Banded agate (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He usually wears his red robe and has his shortbow always slung over his shoulder, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Varis has worked very hard to control his curse. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Marshal for hire.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Marshal and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his red hair up. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is a great chef.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.