Description: This exceptionally lanky man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is short and white. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Bucklal is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bucklal grew up listening to his father's many stories. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a white scarf. He carries a battered greataxe and tarnished hand crossbow as well. His scarlet crest is long and unkept. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Fletcher profession.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Fortune-teller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fortune-teller work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her black fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the south to a Banker, Great learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Banker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Banker work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Miner again.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears tattered old clothes, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His yellow fur is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. A true patriot, Cloud would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Military, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: She wears a brown costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Healer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Healer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Healer.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears just a brown suit. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears dull black sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. He carries with him a set of hammers on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Skak hails from a village terrorized by brigands. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Skak alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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. Skak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 6000 cp. White pearl (140 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 sp. Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: This northern man is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has moderate length brown hair. His eyes are black and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His childhood dream was to be a Shepherd, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 350 gp.