Description: This dark-skinned male wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are amber.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp. Black opal (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 4 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. She carries with her a set of shortbows, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She sports a flattop hair cut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 sp. Violet garnet (1000 gp).

Description: She wears a white collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has wavy white hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: Born in the west to a Sage, Nella learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She's also a talented Interpreter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and many goblins want her driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Buckler.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, grey shirt, and black tie. He carries with him a set of greataxes on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His hair is chestnut and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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 has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her black hair is singed and shortened. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Anne lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Ruler. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Marshal they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Ruler, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He keeps his long red crest kept up in a rat tail. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Healer profession.

History: Rhogar hails from a village terrorized by giants. A gifted student he started as a Healer, but he got bored and became a Gardener. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Healer again; and balancing his hectic life and new gardener responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Theren is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. After a long history of fighting, Theren and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His childhood dream was to be a Hunter, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her morningstar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her yellow fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has green eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and to protect her home

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).