Description: He is wearing a long, grey cloak. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a brown tunic with black highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. A true patriot, Veit would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He works hard and plays hard.

History: The child of a Adventurer, who enjoyed hunting, Ortegar was taken on many hunting expeditions. Ortegar liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult; and to be a adventurer again

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 350 gp. Pink pearl (100 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull tan iron scale mail, and is pretty ugly. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a red collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, and is pretty ugly. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed red hat.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gifted student she started as a Weaver, but she got bored and became a Miner. Being a Miner kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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: Mastema lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Roofer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 gp. Jade (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is short and white. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Mogg was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bricklayer for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and balancing his hectic life and new bricklayer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.