Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears suspenders and yellow workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Conrad was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Conrad was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Blacksmith. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Eva enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She bought a bastard sword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'7". She is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Ridaro lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is greedy; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Caeldrim was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Caeldrim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).