Description: She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. 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: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Damaia studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Damaia took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 340 gp. Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a hunchback. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are white.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Ronwe lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Roofer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Roofer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Merchant, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and is typically in her Dyer uniform. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Dyer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Dyer for hire.

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

Ideals: Professionalism, Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bather arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Tarak was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Xappan lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp.

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 is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born in the west to a Weaver, Hupe learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He's also a talented Blacksmith, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She is physically well-built. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is singed and shortened. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

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. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 250 gp.