Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her left hand. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Shepherd father left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, John was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Lezre was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Hunter, but she got bored and became a Sculptor. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1100 gp. Malachite (6 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'9" northern woman, she is wearing a long, white cloak. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. 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: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Terse, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp. Black opal (1000 gp). Amber (90 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a fancy grey suit. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Gilbert was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His first spouse was a Dyer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Dyer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Unemployed, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: She likes to wear pastel tank tops with green skirt. Her red fur is matted, messy, and big. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Left-Handed liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Rose (70 gp). Hematite (4 gp).

Description: A 6'0" eastern woman, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has wavy golden hair. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Miner who has hired her part-time. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Tailor. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Fire opal (1000 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp).