Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He usually wears his blue robe and has his lance always slung over his shoulder. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is an amazing painter.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Ortegar is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ortegar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and is pretty ugly. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Eberk is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 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 feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She worked as a nervous Soapmaker and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Soapmaker responsibilities is difficult; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Hunter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Hunter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Hunter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.