Description: This light-skinned female wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her silver hair is cut short. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His black fur is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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, Jade grew up listening to his father's many stories. Jade 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

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 He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Arnold was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is black and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1300 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are blue.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Eiravel embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Through the years after Eiravel was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Eiravel's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Revenge; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her broad blue hat.

Personality: Salanop is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Salanop was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has achieved small success as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her dark red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. This silver eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Carter profession.

History: Ronobe was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. A gifted student she started as a Carter, but she got bored and became a Actor. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Actor.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

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. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Don has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 270 pp. Aquamarine (1200 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'3" and wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Tanner arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Chain shirt.