Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longbow.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a fancy white suit. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jade (70 gp). Pink diamond (5000 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.