Description: He tends to wear a large black jacket. He is physically well-built. His blue crest is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

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. Direcris was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Guard. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is in excellent shape and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her red crest is knotted and matted. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. A friendly and beautiful Dragonborn, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp).

Description: Standing 5'3", this woman wears violet trousers with tan and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of a Carpenter, who enjoyed hunting, Ridaro was taken on many hunting expeditions. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born in the north to a Locksmith, Xappan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to be a marshal again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Solid gold idol (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her crest is white and curly. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Driindar grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has shaved her head bald. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Emmeline was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His crest is silver and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Gifted from a young age, Baradad studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Cynical. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 220 gp.