Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Aerdeth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears dull tan sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed flail, just in case. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His red hair is still thick. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He tends to his Ruler job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: Born to a Weaver, her mother struggled to pay the bills. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Werydd never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Amethyst (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears dull pastel sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed scythe, just in case, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her black fur is lengthy. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: In love, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Silver pearl (100 gp). Moss agate (16 gp).

Description: He is typically in his Cook uniform. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student he started as a Barrister, but he got bored and became a Cook. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He wears a violet vest and prefers black and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He carries with him a set of halberds on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. After a long history of fighting, Naal and his spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: An older woman who wears a green Stetson hat and green clothes, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.