Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her bronze crest, when down, is lengthy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Sage but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Passionate, Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is typically in his Painter uniform, and carries falchions. His auburn hair is still thick. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'2" and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She sports silver long hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a Bookbinder first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. A gifted student she started as a Fletcher, but she got bored and became a Bookbinder. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). 5 Acid flasks.

Description: She wears a brown costume with the symbols of strength on her torso, and carries bastard swords. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Jacoba took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jacoba 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 she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the left. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Superior lock.