Description: This dark-skinned male is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears his black hair down. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ortegar studied abroad. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 160 gp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time, and is pretty ugly. She wears her golden hair down. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Job, In love. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a grey Stetson hat and grey clothes. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has shaved her head bald. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. 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. 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. Oriel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Map Maker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Fonkin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Fonkin was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He got into the Slave Trader business at a young age. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Slave Trader. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. She has wavy blonde hair. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Quelenna is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her first spouse was a Sellsword, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 sp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 Servant. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and doesn't want to be a servant and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has moderate length brass crest. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gorbundus studied abroad. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He's also a talented Ruler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: 3'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a Doctor, her father struggled to pay the bills. 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Quilla fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Doctor.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.