Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly maces and bows. His red hair is thinning but still full. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his feathered grey hat.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Taklinn was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, In love. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 150 gp. Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: He dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He carries a battered longbow and tarnished bastard sword as well. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. He wears a mask on his face.

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

History: Veit was born the youngest of three triplets. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and doesn't want to be a server and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her top tan hat.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Quillathe is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. One day when Quillathe was young, her mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her mother dropped to the ground dead. Her mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Quillathe was heart-stricken from the event, and her father started working long hours to provde for them. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Hunter. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Born to a Mayor, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to be a mayor again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a tan shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and grey pants. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Xanaphia is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Guard mother left her crippled. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this southern woman wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her gold crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born in a small island village. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Synthrin was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Synthrin and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Marshal. 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, Aelar is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Aelar was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Glassblower again; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 140 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor and is in decent physical shape. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and to be a hunter again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 sp. Iolite (80 gp).