Description: He wears a violet vest and prefers pastel and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and he perpetually has his scimitar ready. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Spice Merchant who has hired him part-time. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Cory studied abroad. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor, and he perpetually has his shortbow ready. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: Dustin lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Average lock. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has moderate length black hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Adelaide studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 140 gp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a pastel poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She keeps her long brown fur kept up in a rat tail. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has worked as a Shepherd like her father before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 16000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears long strands of sapphire and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Eldon embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. 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: Regain custody of his daughter; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with tan slacks. His hair is short and red. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Kairon was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Kairon decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has shaved his head bald. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a fancy yellow dress. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 80 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 3'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears long strands of jet and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, Military, Attractive. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Obsidian (13 gp).