Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, black shirt, and blue tie, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. His hair is blue and curly. He has a dull look in his silver eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Born in the south to a Mortician, Astar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

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

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is portly but not overly obese. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Tanner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Tanner work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'1". She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small tan clips. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Roofer born in the past three hundred years. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She found a children's book about a Gnome Wizard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Roofer.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and wants to open a new tavern

Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 15000 sp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Malachite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His crest is red and curly. He has red eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the east to a Hunter, Norkruuth learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He's also a talented Soapmaker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 230 pp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he tends to wear a large yellow jacket. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Chad took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Shipwright they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Barkeep, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Shipwright; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2200 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a black coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Dyer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Brewer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Family, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs and is in decent physical shape. He has chestnut hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Map Maker they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Body Guard, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp).