Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and carries monstrous two handed axes. She has moderate length yellow fur. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gale fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His red fur, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Blacksmith profession.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears bulky tan painted plate armor, and is pretty ugly. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He carries with him a set of axes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His silver crest is knotted and matted. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Gorbundus was born the youngest of three triplets. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears skinny pants and wears a green and white robe with the hood down. Her rusty crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Doudra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. Coral (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His black crest is heavily combed to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Adrex was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Adrex decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'1". She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and balancing her hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer, Military, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He carries with him a set of nunchakus, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Warryn was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Warryn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 48000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. She has auburn hair. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp.