Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His bronze crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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. 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. Gargax 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; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has a very tight haircut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Nora speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull grey iron scale mail. He carries with him a set of spears, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his long blue hair kept up in a rat tail. His black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His childhood dream was to be a Carter, but he was a colossal failure. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Chem never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job, In love. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 44000 sp. Red garnet (60 gp).

Description: Standing 4'10", this woman prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. She has shaved her head bald. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the east to a Slave Trader, Millicent learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Slave Trader and found it very stressful. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new slave trader responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Secretive, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He carries a battered longbow and tarnished kukri as well. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. 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: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Manfred was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Barrister. Being a Barrister kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: An older man who is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and grey handkerchief worn on his left side, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is still thick. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Thorin was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull violet iron scale mail, and is pretty ugly. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Tanner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Tanner work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 2'8" and wears a red feathered hat and red clothes. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born in the east to a Sailor, Jasmine learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To protect her home; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 sp.