Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears dull tan sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sai, just in case. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Althaea was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears his chestnut hair down. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. The war was a terrible time for him, and Horza does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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 orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Horza 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 loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Beloril fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her lavender fur is matted, messy, and big. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Azza and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing a long, tan cloak. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Sculptor; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Actor

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

Possessions: 300 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shortbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her scarlet crest is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Tanner arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Blendaeth was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Blendaeth decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She's also a talented Roofer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 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 is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His gray fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Jade was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and doesn't want to be a spice merchant and was forced into it by his family

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Ekemon was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Baker. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.