Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull green iron scale mail. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His tied-back hair is brown. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a great chef.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He tends to his Shoemaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a large black jacket. He is physically well-built. His black hair is cut short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Karg took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up shield and armor he uses now. He has achieved small success as a Performer.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and expand his business

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Nature, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His blonde hair is braided into rings. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Erdan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. She is portly but not overly obese. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She always admired arcane-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. Mialee fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has wavy brown hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates Tieflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. 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: Marbas was born with his father's beautiful face. His first spouse was a Navigator, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. His purple hair is unkempt and raggedy. His fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the south to a Miner, Xappan learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Hunter again.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp).

Description: He stands about 3'7" and wears a tan tunic with pastel highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His silver hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Wobbles enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Wobbles alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Emotional, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Guy speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Guy was born with his mother's beautiful face. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 120 gp.