Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her broad tan hat.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a sculptor again

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a simple green robe with blue stripes complete with hood. His blue crest is singed and shortened. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. The war was a terrible time for him, and Dazzazn does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in the north to a Fortune-teller, Dazzazn learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'6" and wears a simple black robe with tan stripes complete with hood. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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. When Mhurren reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He tends to his Masseuse job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. His fur is short and lavender. His yellow eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Gifted from a young age, Serpent studied abroad. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear flannel. He wears his brown hair up. His ears are large.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Diggory has worked very hard to control his curse. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's in love; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rohesia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 cp. Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor, and carries spears. He has shaved his head bald. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gerard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive, Disease. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks. His hair is cut close to his head. He is baby faced.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bowyer business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

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 likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. 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: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Rich, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 4000 cp. Red garnet (100 gp).