Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a longbow on his belt. He is an epitome of beauty. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Gnarsh isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gnarsh 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Performer. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Performer.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is mildly Human supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 4'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a tan tunic with red highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Ahvain and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has shaved her head bald. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is typically in his Painter uniform. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He worked as a nervous Painter and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Obsidian (12 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His crest, while still mostly gold, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Dadalan will drive conversation. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

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 has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.