Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail. Her hair is auburn and curly. She has blue eyes.

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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born in the west to a Crown-heir, Roywyn learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Roywyn 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. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her black hair is cut short. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 50 pp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Red spinel (100 gp).

Description: This woman wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the east to a Navigator, Phelaia learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Phelaia liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 60 gp. Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Miner arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Now she works as a poetry tutor during her time off.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greatswords and shortbows. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and is pretty ugly. He wears his white hair up. His ears are large.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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 has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Animal Trainer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Ruler, and carries monstrous two handed axes. She has moderate length red crest. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Tatyan 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. She tends to her Ruler job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a white costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He wears his brown hair down. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. The war was a terrible time for him, and Purban does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: The child of a Laborer, who enjoyed hunting, Purban was taken on many hunting expeditions. Purban liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears blue trousers with grey and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Gifted from a young age, Peren studied abroad. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to be a architect again

Ideals: Logical, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 sp.