Description: This late middle aged man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

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. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: To be a Farmer again; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. 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: Krakhorn was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Matilda was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Glassblower.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Job, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he likes to wear pastel tank tops with white pants. He wears a colorful flower in his orange fur. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Pelt was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'9" when asserting himself. His black hair is still thick. His black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Amnon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has worked as a Interpreter like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1500 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her fur is yellow and curly. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep copper.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Galiena lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is content; and doesn't want to be a shoemaker and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears professional attire. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Sarah was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

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

Possessions: 20000 cp. Obsidian (9 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Amber (140 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 3 Antitoxin.