Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears dull white sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed morningstar, just in case. His hair is blonde and curly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. After a long history of fighting, Vadania and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red spinel (90 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Coral (90 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Apothecary born in the past three hundred years. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. After coming to the age of reason, Thervan took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 pp. Obsidian (15 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His gray fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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: Shifting was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shifting fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries with him a set of crossbows, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his gold crest down. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Salasar was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a hunchback. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. After coming to the age of reason, Adrie took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Jet (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp).

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears brown trousers with tan and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Katherine hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Katherine took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up kukri and armor she uses now. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.