Description: He has a missing right arm. He dresses like a well dressed Unemployed does. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the east to a Unemployed, Ortegar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She worked as a nervous Dilettante and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is greedy; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1800 sp. Moss agate (16 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At some point he was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 110 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp).

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and carries scimitars. He wears his golden hair down. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Crampernap was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. 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. Crampernap fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and green pants. Her hair is short and black. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Beleth lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He has blonde hair. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: She sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 240 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. A true patriot, Marbas would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bellfounder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Pacifist, Impeccable. Bonds: Military, Poor, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This malnourished woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her brown hair is well kept. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Geva's homeland. Geva decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Banded mail.