Description: Standing 5'0", this man wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a rapier on his belt. His golden hair is knotted and matted. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Hunter father left him crippled. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is golden and curly. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in the north to a Baker, Raer learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has achieved small success as a Baker.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tattered old clothes. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His green 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 is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Immeral was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bather. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.