Description: She wears an entirely grey suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and she perpetually has her longbow ready. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Hlin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 6'6" northern man, he wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His gold crest is greasy and uncared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He became a Mayor soon after.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He 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 portly but not overly obese. His hair is short and purple. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 6'2" western man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His rusty crest is heavily combed to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Greethen lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Greethen was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Sage. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a white shirt with thin black vertical stripes and grey pants. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. A true patriot, Tagga would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. Now she works as a music tutor during her time off.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a black shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. He has white eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cressel grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is renowned for her bright yellow dresses and hats. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Joan will drive conversation. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a Painter, her father struggled to pay the bills. She worked as a nervous Performer and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 sp. Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: A 4'10" southern man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his halberd with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.