Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Nicholas learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic, Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

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

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Ahinar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A freak accident while working with her Bowyer mother left her crippled. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born into a rich family. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She bought a sickle and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a long, brown cloak. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ahlyssa will drive conversation. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Extrovert, Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is chestnut and curly. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Dain speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. The war was a terrible time for him, and Dain does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He married young, but lost his spouse to giants. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Dain was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 370 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is wearing a long, black cloak. He is an epitome of beauty. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Roofer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has moderate length blonde hair. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. 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 raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'9". She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with green slacks. Her long white fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. 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. Quick is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She's also a talented Unemployed, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Family, Slave, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: She wears a simple grey robe with violet stripes complete with hood. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. She has a tattooed face.

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 spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 sp.