Description: She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She worked as a nervous Crown-heir and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Crown-heir and was forced into it by her family; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Citrine (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears his black hair down. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: The child of a Shipwright, who enjoyed hunting, Cairn was taken on many hunting expeditions. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 8000 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). White opal (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'10". She wears professional attire, and her gloved hand is found clutching a club. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Carpenter. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Carpenter. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Brakka fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Carpenter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 11000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp).

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and carries halberds. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She is baby faced.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Bellfounder. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Brakka was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bellfounder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bellfounder work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bellfounder and was forced into it by her family; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Military, Family, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a tan costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1100 pp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She dresses like a well dressed Marshal does, marred by teas. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. She has blue eyes and a red hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She got into the Marshal business at a young age. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and expand her business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp).