Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her crest, while still mostly gold, has prominent grey streaks. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Shepherd but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gesrethe grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a grey shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, marred by teas. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and he perpetually has his kukri ready. His copper crest is still thick. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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. Kaladan 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 he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1700 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has no crest. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Baradad enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a Interpreter, his father struggled to pay the bills. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Baradad has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Peridot (20 gp).

Description: She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her head has been shaved. She has hazel eyes and a white hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to dwarven people

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy lavender fur. She usually wears her pastel robe and has her spear always slung over her shoulder. She has a hunchback. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Lone hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Lone alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 160 gp. Iolite (80 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His fur is cut close to his head. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a great chef.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 150 gp.