Description: She wears a black vest and prefers white and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She carries with her a set of crossbows, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her dark red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Shava was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Baker. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses like a well dressed Shipwright does. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her first spouse was a Gardener, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a shipwright and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 20 gp. Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears just a green suit. He keeps his dark red hair in a pixie cut. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a great chef.

History: Cressel was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sailor. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a black collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white crest is thinning but still full. His ears are large.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mehen studied abroad. Mehen was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Armorer. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Pink pearl (130 gp). 4 Smokesticks.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries a battered halberd and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. His brass crest is singed and shortened. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Painter father left him crippled. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1500 sp. Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a black collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt and is in decent physical shape. His silver crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He got into the Cartwright business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Slave Trader, but he got bored and became a Cartwright. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. With bright chestnut hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bolhild grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 sp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is a Miner first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears a colorful flower in her red crest. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Pogranix was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 800 sp.