Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Thorpe wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Military, In love. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a white shirt, with a pastel mid length shorts with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Shaká was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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 Mortician. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair is singed and shortened. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Body Guard father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Opinionated, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver pearl (40 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Jade (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Jet (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Juliana alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Juliana fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Revenge; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Sard (60 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Mayor uniform. He carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished rapier as well. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in a small island village. 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 Mayor. He has worked as a Mayor like his mother before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 120000 cp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He wears dull pastel sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sai, just in case. He has dyed his greying orange fur a little too much giving a sharp orange color. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Quick was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While he appears to be a normal Tabaxi, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Theren is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. After a long history of fighting, Theren and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His childhood dream was to be a Hunter, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her morningstar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her yellow fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has green eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and to protect her home

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).