Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Sumnes hails from a village terrorized by drow. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 150 gp. Banded agate (12 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She likes to wear green tank tops with black skirt. Her silver crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Quespa was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is typically in his Crown-heir uniform, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Halimath was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 5000 cp. Red spinel (150 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 5'4", this woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Azza will drive conversation. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Azza was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Average lock.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull red iron scale mail. He keeps his beige fur in a pixie cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 sp. Jet (90 gp).

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears dull grey sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed halberd, just in case. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Riswynn speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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: She feels threatened by others; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a white tunic with brown highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes, marred by teas. Her white hair is cut short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. A true patriot, Chenna would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Chenna hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Chenna abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Being a Herbalist kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a tan Stetson hat and tan clothes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 sp.