Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a brown tunic with black highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes, and is pretty ugly. Her golden hair is well kept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is long and white with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small tan clips. She has green eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents and is in decent physical shape. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her dark red hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are black.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 8000 sp. Malachite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and carries greataxes. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 50. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a black shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His red crest is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

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. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Rivaan studied abroad. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she very much looks the part of a Architect. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. She has brown eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'8" when asserting himself. His silver hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Geoffrey is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Geoffrey liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his chestnut hair down. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Gilbert is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Gilbert was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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. Gilbert fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp).