Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His long gold crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears his silver hair down. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Foxilon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Foxilon grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Foxilon. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; 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: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His dark red hair is heavily combed to the left. This white eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Barakas lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. 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: Further expansion of business; and he is content

Flaws: Selfish, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. She carries a battered shield and tarnished axe as well. She wears her white fur down. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Shivering enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to be a adventurer again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 150 pp. Black star sapphire (500 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Jade (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Jasper (50 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears dull green sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Excited and jittery

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

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and balancing his hectic life and new sage responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Logical, Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her gray fur is knotted and matted. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Cask is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Cask lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Healer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bastard sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a very tight haircut. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Onyx (40 gp). Jet (130 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 4'9". She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull green iron scale mail, and her gloved hand is found clutching a monstrous two handed axe. She keeps her black fur in a flapper bob. Her yellow eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Cloud wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 sp. Citrine (50 gp).