Description: This tall, slender woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Pyra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 8000 sp. Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Bilbron is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A gifted student he started as a Roofer, but he got bored and became a Fisher. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She carries with her a set of maces, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). Jet (160 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His fur is cut close to his head. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Windy fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears just a grey suit. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was born in a small forest village. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Tordek never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, In love, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 290 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He has shaved his head bald. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Takra wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Barbarian, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... A true patriot, Takra would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Takra hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Dragonborn activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dragonborn doctor. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He wears his brown fur down. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

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

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Fletcher. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the north to a Fletcher, Ronobe learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Fletcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fletcher work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Fletcher and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to be a engraver again

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears an entirely yellow suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Hadarai wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Aristocrat, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 600 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp).