Description: He wears tattered old clothes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. He keeps his rusty crest in a pixie cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Srorthen hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Dyer again; and a deep hatred of orcs

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 sp. Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: Standing 3'6", this man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He has violet eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Baker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Arnold was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job, Family, In love. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker black hat.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Sekhmet was born the youngest of three triplets. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She became a Guard soon after.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Standing 3'6", this woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her eyes are amber.

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 an amazing painter.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Shipwright kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

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 very much looks the part of a Bellfounder. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length red hair. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Thrak speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born in the south. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is an amazing painter.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She struck the Miner job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Debt. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 20 pp.