Description: He is a husky man, who is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. He has amber eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. 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: Born to a Courier, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and is pretty ugly. His hair is long and brown with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Halimath isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'11" and tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and a deep hatred of giants

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his blue hair up. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Marbas was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Marbas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small grey clips. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a white coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His red hair is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this eastern man is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Balimaar hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She keeps her long yellow fur kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. After a long history of fighting, Cask and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 10 pp.