Description: He is a mite stocky and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ar-Kaius fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 150 pp. Moonstone (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. Her yellow fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her copper eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. To her fellows she 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: 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 inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the north. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Nithther was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 80 pp. Amber (90 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: Standing 5'1", this man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern man is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Heward was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 160 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He carries with him a set of halberds on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His bronze crest is braided into rings. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 900 sp.