Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is physically well-built. His hair is red and curly. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is a Sage first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Karash lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Sage work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sage work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Barber, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He keeps his red fur in a pixie cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Mayor. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nimble studied abroad. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mayor. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 cp. Banded agate (7 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shield with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She carries with her a set of nunchakus on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She wears a colorful flower in her gold crest. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rezena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: A 2'11" eastern woman, she tends to wear a red poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Ploughman who has hired her part-time. A true patriot, Andry would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Manfred isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Manfred is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Azurite (9 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'10" and prefers to wear flannel. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Shane was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A freak accident while working with his Cook father left him crippled. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 sp.