Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Ploughman father left him crippled. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the south to a Priest, Gilkass learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and balancing her hectic life and new priest responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries a battered shield and tarnished monstrous two handed axe as well. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At some point he was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. 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 wants revenge against dire rats; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2600 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shepherd who has hired him part-time. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Barber. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is typically in her Performer uniform. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 240 pp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 2'11" southern woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Greedy, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. 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 born in a small plains village. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He bought a trident and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Azurite (11 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Full Plate.

Description: He wears a fancy pastel suit. His fur is beige and curly. 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 is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Through the years after Sun was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Sun's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.