Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His fur is red, silky, and of moderate length. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Sailor. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Amber (50 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp).

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. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. 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: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Damien fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care, marred by sweets. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. 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 in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Thiala hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She takes great joy in being the best Bookbinder in town.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A 5'0" western man, he wears an entirely violet suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thomas grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Rogue who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1800 gp. Jet (130 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Jade (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. His chestnut hair is still thick. His white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents enrolled him in a Warrior school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. Being a Bather 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: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a green costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His green crest is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is dressed in an above average manner. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He bought a mace and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her fur is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are copper.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Cartwright but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. After a long history of fighting, Drifting and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.