Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her silver hair is well kept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He stands about 4'4" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Darrak was born the youngest of three triplets. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a beggar and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family, Debt. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His hair is long and black with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 20 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He carries a battered mace and tarnished club as well. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Hork lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 270 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a scimitar on his belt. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Layabout hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. 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 wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is cut close to his head. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a tan tunic with brown highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. 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: Gifted from a young age, Koeth studied abroad. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 350 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his top tan hat.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 90 gp.