Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Elysande was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her hair is long and black with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small tan clips. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She sports blonde long hair. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Mara embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his brass crest in a flapper bob. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 210 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a axe on her belt, and she perpetually has her axe ready. Her blue crest is long and unkept. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a Carter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To pay off her debts.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this eastern man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His crest, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 Shoemaker. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'4" when asserting herself. She has no hair. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born in the west. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with violet slacks. His brown hair is lengthy. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Doctor. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Doctor for hire.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.