Description: He wears baggy violet pantaloons and a brown scarf. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Thomas hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Black pearl (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Brown diamond (8000 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Guard. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Gifted from a young age, Thokk studied abroad. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Iolite (50 gp).

Description: He wears a black tunic with red highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. His black crest is matted, messy, and big. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born in the west to a Soapmaker, Pijjirik learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Pijjirik alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and balancing his hectic life and new soapmaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 10000 sp. Banded agate (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. Her head has been shaved. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has dyed his greying rusty crest a little too much giving a sharp rusty color. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Rathkran was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 north. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, marred by chocolates. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Don took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up shield and armor he uses now. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 3'1", this woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Masseuse business.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. After a long history of fighting, Ella and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'2" when asserting himself. He has moderate length golden hair. He has gray eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mayor responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length purple hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are white.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Scribe hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1300 sp.