Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He carries with him a set of sais on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His golden hair is long and unkept. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Erky hails from a village terrorized by giants. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Erky alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erky fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this southern man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. Zircon (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His hair is golden and curly. He has brown eyes and a blue hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Nim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 240 gp. Amber (140 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a club, but if one is not available he will default to his hammer, marred by sweets. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Engraver father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and blue robe with the hood down. His tied-back hair is white. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gardain embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2300 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has moderate length silver hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tiefling in existence. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear flannel. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She has amber eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, In love. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 340 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Jet (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. A true patriot, Hubert would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

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. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly quarterstaffs and crossbows. Her cinnamon fur is lengthy. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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. Being a Dyer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).