Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Philomena was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy yellow fur. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a hunchback. Her yellow fur is singed and shortened. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. In her youth she was a Scribe, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shadow fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man very much looks the part of a Mercenary. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Heian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 would like to get married and retire; and to reunite with his old friends

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Has a crush, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Buckler. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Disease. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 38000 sp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She sports red long hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She tends to her Priest job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2300 gp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. He keeps his long blue hair kept up in a rat tail. His black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born into a rich family. Modean abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Coral (140 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp).