Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: The child of a Bricklayer, who enjoyed hunting, Oriax was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 11000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Bookbinder. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 120 pp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'10" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His white hair is long and unkept. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Fortune-teller father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. Her fur is short and lavender. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She's also a talented Bellfounder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to be a bellfounder again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a grey shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has a very tight haircut. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Carter. She wears a colorful flower in her dark red hair. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker black hat.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a red collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has wavy golden hair. 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 quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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 in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Coral (160 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her black crest is heavily combed to the left. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Aasathra is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1300 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His red hair is thinning but still full. He has blue eyes and a white hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).