Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His black hair is lengthy. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. When Kilvar reached his early adolescence his Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Military, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Gruff and masculine

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

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. She has wavy white hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Whurbin lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He bought a hand crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears black trousers with green and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts and is in decent physical shape. He has no crest. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Ildrex is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Priest arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 700 gp. Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1200 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a simple grey robe with tan stripes complete with hood. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and she's looking for her big break

Bonds: Guardian, Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her gold crest is smooth and relatively long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Aasathra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Aasathra was born on a far eastern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Weaver. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tiefling people.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is an amazing painter.

History: Katherine was born with her father's beautiful face. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Marshal. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.