Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Doctor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Darrow was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Doctor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Doctor responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. With wild black hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Through the years after Vaina was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Vaina's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Vaina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (60 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. She keeps her yellow fur in a pixie cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Interpreter

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

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has wavy red hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He worked as a nervous Miller and found it very stressful. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing a long, black cloak and is in decent physical shape. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a great chef.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He bought a shortbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).