Description: 2'8" and muscular, this northern woman wears a red shirt with thin black vertical stripes and violet pants. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She keeps her cinnamon fur in a pixie cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents enrolled her in a Warrior school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Emerald 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, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 gp. Star rose quartz (30 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 5000 sp. Star ruby (900 gp).

Description: He wears just a green suit. He carries a battered sai and tarnished sword as well. His scarlet crest has been sun bleached extensively. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and balancing his hectic life and new carpenter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Aquamarine (900 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Greedy, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 160 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is short and chestnut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shava fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Eye agate (7 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her crest is blue and very short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Spice Merchant. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Thava took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up greatsword and armor she uses now. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family, Debt. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).