Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Jet (60 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a pastel feathered hat and pastel clothes. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: The child of a Fortune-teller, who enjoyed hunting, Varis was taken on many hunting expeditions. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Selfish, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Sard (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Himo took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up falchion and armor he uses now. He bought a falchion and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 gp. Rose (40 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'8". He wears tattered old clothes. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He has amber eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Sage born in the past three hundred years. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Paelias lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sage. Being a Sage 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 is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 4000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Mercenary arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father 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: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp.