Description: He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'2" when asserting himself. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: The child of a Bather, who enjoyed hunting, Nalral was taken on many hunting expeditions. Nalral liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a white tunic with black highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She sports silver long hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'8", this man has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Sculptor. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student he started as a Painter, but he got bored and became a Sculptor. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sculptor.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears dull blue sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed monstrous two handed axe, just in case. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jarsali fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 31000 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her glaive with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and is pretty ugly. Her crest, while still mostly rusty, has prominent grey streaks. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Jaxi hails from a village terrorized by illithids. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 24000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her brown hair is still thick. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She uses divination through singing.

History: She got into the Marshal business at a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Marshal responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 8000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a simple green robe with tan stripes complete with hood. He sports a flattop crest cut. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Shipwright they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Shoemaker, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Terse, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor, and he perpetually has his sword ready. His red crest is lengthy. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Amber (60 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'5". She is dressed in an above average manner, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shield. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length red hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 Ruler. She became a Ruler soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a weaver again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.