Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her black fur is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: She comes from a rich western family. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, blue cloak. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born in a small desert village. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His crest, while still mostly gold, has prominent grey streaks. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: Shamash lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Shamash 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 has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Nature, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. After coming to the age of reason, Akta took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. After a long history of fighting, Akta and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears white trousers with tan and violet striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Huru lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Huru was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Brewer. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This dark-skinned female is typically in her Layabout uniform. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Veloptima was born with her mother's beautiful face. After coming to the age of reason, Veloptima 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has no crest. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: Quarethon is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a white vest and prefers brown and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 sp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and brown robe with the hood down. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Rosalind was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Barber for hire.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.