Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. 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. Syllin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 79. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a Glassblower, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ellywick fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His orange fur is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are copper and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. Five is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Five lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 150 gp. Amethyst (80 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears professional attire. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She has black eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 80 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and 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. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length bronze crest. 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 is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Savaran grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'3". He is dressed in earthy colors with a red and tan handkerchief worn on his left side, and his gloved hand is found clutching a rapier. His brown hair is long and unkept. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. His parents were killed by goblins in a raid when he was still a young child. The goblins captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His red hair is knotted and matted. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and balancing his hectic life and new bricklayer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 140 gp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'1" and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Banded mail.