Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and black handkerchief worn on his left side. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has dyed his greying black crest a little too much giving a sharp black color. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gorbundus was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His first spouse was a Mortician, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a husky woman, who dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her dark red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in the north to a Sailor, Azza learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Azza 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Religious, Job, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has no fur. His yellow eyes dart from person to person.

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: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 gp. Amber (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Hematite (14 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is chestnut and curly. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Tanglar 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: He's looking for his big break.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, she is not a threatening figure. Her purple hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Seddit lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She tends to her Body Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To protect her home; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a white coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She has moderate length brown hair. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Andry embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Jade (160 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp).

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and carries spears. She has slicked back brown hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Hugolina is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

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. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp. Iolite (20 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and a strong sense of loyalty to dragonborn people

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'10" and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He uses divination through singing.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Banded agate (12 gp).