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. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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 fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Impulsive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp. Rose (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Jade (70 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His fur, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His first spouse was a Fisher, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Iolite (50 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her green crest is knotted and matted. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. When Daar reached her early adolescence her Dragonborn mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Daar was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Ruler

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

Possessions: 9000 cp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a blue shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and black pants. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 16000 sp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Jasper (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His gold crest is lengthy. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gifted student he started as a Blacksmith, but he got bored and became a Bounty Hunter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a blacksmith again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. The war was a terrible time for her, and Malquis does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Malquis hails from a village terrorized by goblins. She worked as a nervous Weaver and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. Azurite (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and he perpetually has his crossbow ready. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.