Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, and is pretty ugly. His hair is cut close to his head. 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 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 logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Flogg was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 sp. A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Kellen never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He likes to wear brown tank tops with pastel pants. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: John was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. 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: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. She carries with her a set of nunchakus on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Caeldrim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a black tunic with green highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Citrine (70 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Rose (70 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.