Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 18. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in the west to a Armorer, Gurdis learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Through the years after Gurdis was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Gurdis's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Traki was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's in love

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

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

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Antitoxin. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: An older man who wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is cut short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He struck the Healer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is content; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 36000 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His beige fur is braided into rings. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Two Llamas was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Two Llamas 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 11000 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Fistula never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. Obsidian (13 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

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 white fur is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise yellow. Her teeth are white and perfect.

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. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Shadow was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Shadow's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Shadow and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

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 also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Elama grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mason. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 160 pp. Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is wearing a long, grey cloak. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Orsik lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 90 pp.