Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'5". He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a longsword. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He uses divination through singing.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: She wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available she will default to her pickaxe. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. With bright black hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Veloptima and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Insomniac, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 cp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her green crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Furrele has worked very hard to control her curse. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His white hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Fletcher. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Laucian was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor, In love. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is brown and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: An older man who is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, tan shirt, and black tie, he is not a threatening figure. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: Simon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Simon was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a white small hat and white clothes. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 140 gp. Malachite (5 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 900 sp.