Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Masseuse. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. 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 son.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. 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. 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. Avice 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1300 sp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a green collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His crest is bronze and curly. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Srorthen alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 8000 cp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to protect his home

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She keeps her copper crest in a pixie cut. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Quespa grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Quespa. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

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 a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp).

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His fur is yellow and very short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has moderate length white crest. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. A true patriot, Medrash would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Medrash was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

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. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Pyra was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 50 gp.