Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He worked as a nervous Adventurer and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'11". She usually wears her red robe and has her greataxe always slung over her shoulder. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born into a rich family. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Sardonyx (40 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has violet eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Jet (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a tan shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She carries with her a set of shortspears on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She wears her blonde hair down. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: Hatae hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Hatae lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Family, Guardian. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3200 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Naeris alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bookbinder and was forced into it by his family; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: 3'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jelenneth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has moderate length black hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His first spouse was a Cartwright, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp).