Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her purple hair is still thick. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 cp. White pearl (120 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is a great chef.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 90 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Efferil lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He worked as a nervous Butcher and found it very stressful. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job, In love. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. She has wavy silver crest. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson green hat.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Jeweler arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Chassath and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Jeweler responsibilities is difficult; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His gray fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Jade will drive conversation. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Jade was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a greatsword on his belt. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Geoffrey hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He bought a greatsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears professional attire. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her white eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 110 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. After a long history of fighting, Herleva and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Ulfgar wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp.