Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'9". She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and her gloved hand is found clutching a quarterstaff. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Cora abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear white tank tops with grey pants. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Lorm is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a blue shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has wavy blonde hair. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He got into the Body Guard business at a young age. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Body Guard. Recently the stress of being a Body Guard has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Greedy, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His fur is brown and very short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Banded agate (10 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Beiro was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Beiro took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Beiro fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She sports a flattop crest cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ruloth liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears professional attire. His fur is gray, silky, and of moderate length. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. In his 15th 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. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 pp. Black opal (500 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a pastel shirt, with a white mid length skirt with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her gray fur is thinning but still full. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Beast grew up listening to her father's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 600 sp. A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp).

Description: He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has violet eyes and a white hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and doesn't want to be a barrister and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.