Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He tends to wear a large grey jacket. He sports a flattop hair cut. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's in love

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She carries with her a set of rapiers on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is physically well-built. His brass crest is singed and shortened. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Amethyst (120 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Dyer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 240 pp. Coral (60 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available she will default to her nunchaku. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Thodris is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is content; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 3 Antitoxin. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: She stands about 6'0" and wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She keeps her long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his pickaxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His red hair is lengthy. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. 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: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Herbalist kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Healer’s kit.