Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He is an epitome of beauty. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

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. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 has achieved small success as a Baker.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 sp. Deep green spinel (130 gp).

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this eastern man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is silver and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thervan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 30000 sp. Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Jet (130 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He is wearing a long, blue cloak, marred by chocolates. He has shaved his head bald. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and green robe with the hood down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'3" when asserting herself. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Hlin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Hlin and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hollow voice

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

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a tan tunic with pastel highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is auburn and very short. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Unvera reached her early adolescence her Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Guardian. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing a long, red cloak, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Soapmaker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ombul grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light yellow in addition to tight pants. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has blue eyes and a yellow hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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, Rael is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Rael was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Carter. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 sp. Banded agate (9 gp). Amber (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sage. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to be a spy again

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Slave, Job, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 sp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 10000 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp).