Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gifted from a young age, Dynamic studied abroad. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her golden hair is long and unkept. She has brown eyes and a blue hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She found a children's book about a Gnome Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a sickle on her belt. Her tied-back hair is brown. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'7" when asserting himself. His blue crest, when down, is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Patrin was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Carpenter. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is content; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. He carries with him a set of monstrous two handed axes on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is baby faced.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Altho fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear flannel. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Justin was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bounty Hunter. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bounty Hunter and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Malachite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. His blonde hair is still thick. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ombul was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Tanner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Tanner work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Tanner like his mother before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Tanner responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Coral (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'6" and muscular, this eastern woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bookbinder. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her ears are large.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Hatae lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Persistence, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.