Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she likes to wear yellow tank tops with blue skirt. Her hair is brown and curly. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and revenge

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Obsidian (8 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her auburn hair is well kept. She has hazel eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Merla studied abroad. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden pearl (50 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes are black and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A freak accident while working with his Apothecary father left him crippled. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available she will default to her sword. She has wavy chestnut hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Ilde alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 120 gp. Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His brown fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Windy grew up listening to his father's many stories. Through the years after Windy was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Windy's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has green eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She got into the Brewer business at a young age. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a grey scarf. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has moderate length auburn hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Juliana was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her first spouse was a Mercenary, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. After a long history of fighting, Juliana and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sailor and was forced into it by her family; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 330 pp.