Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Galiena never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has wavy blonde hair. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Burto grew up listening to his father's many stories. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 8000 sp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thamuz grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Iolite (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: This woman wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Hadwisa was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. He wears his brown hair down. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Burgell reached his early adolescence his Gnome 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 has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 pp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tan shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Beiro 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 struck the Map Maker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She stands about 4'7" and wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He keeps his long green crest kept up in a rat tail. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Addict, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Standing 6'8", this woman wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her crest is short and scarlet. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Havilar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Havilar. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortspear.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 10000 cp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.