Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is blonde and curly. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and dwarven compassion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He keeps his long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a black tunic with red highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She carries with her a set of hammers, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her green crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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 Carter. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Carter.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 20 pp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a club on his belt. He is physically well-built. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Yurk fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is typically in his Doctor uniform. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He got into the Doctor business at a young age. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Paymon grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Paymon. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and balancing his hectic life and new doctor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 cp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Brewer who has hired her part-time. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Dell was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She 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. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she would like to get married and retire

Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Standing 3'4", this man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Cockaby was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Miner. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He wears a yellow shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and black pants. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson yellow hat.

Personality: Nutae speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has achieved small success as a Animal Trainer.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a fancy grey dress. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. After a long history of fighting, Griselda and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Chain shirt.