Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Farmer. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern man tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Nybarg was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Being a Masseuse kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 60 pp. Fire opal (600 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts, and she perpetually has her rapier ready. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her first spouse was a Beggar, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Sutha will drive conversation. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Armorer business.

History: Born to a Architect, her mother struggled to pay the bills. 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She has silver hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2000 sp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Shy, Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His red crest is unkempt and raggedy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Mayor. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in the north to a Mayor, Kiirith learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Shoemaker, but he got bored and became a Mayor. He has achieved small success as a Mayor.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, In love. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 140 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has wavy silver hair. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her small tan hat.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. Jasper (20 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp).

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He takes great joy in being the best Fletcher in town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 pp.