Description: He has a missing left arm. He typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Shane will drive conversation. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Tanner they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Ruler, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Mialee was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Server work with an outfit from a few towns over. Server work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Server.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to be a shoemaker again

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Simple lock. 1 Average lock.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

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. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged man, he has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe, and is pretty ugly. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: The child of a Navigator, who enjoyed hunting, Tharivol was taken on many hunting expeditions. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Ranger who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a blue vest and prefers white and yellow shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Servant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Servant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Recently the stress of being a Servant has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Sard (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). White pearl (100 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Ploughman arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Orryn alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. She keeps her chestnut hair in a flapper bob. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Mardred was born the youngest of three triplets. A gifted student she started as a Bellfounder, but she got bored and became a Ruler. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Ruler, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.