Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Seamstress born in the past three hundred years. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Bernard grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Bernard. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care, marred by chocolates. She has auburn hair. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. She is portly but not overly obese. She has wavy white crest. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Driindar was born the youngest of three triplets. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Animal Trainer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Detective, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his warhammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a colorful flower in his copper crest. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shamash fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He wears an entirely blue suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is physically well-built. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 110 gp. Tourmaline (110 gp).

Description: An older man who is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Debt, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He sports a flattop hair cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He usually wears his tan robe and has his sickle always slung over his shoulder. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Bilbron's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Bilbron was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Spyglass.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and black tie. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Seere was born the youngest of three triplets. After coming to the age of reason, Seere took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Layabout and was forced into it by her family; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.