Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is dark but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. He has moderate length silver hair. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Rangrim wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Interpreter father left him crippled. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Fargrim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to protect his home

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She prefers to wear flannel. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 68. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants to get laid.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a green tunic with violet highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Being a Sage kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has styled his rusty crest well, parting it to the left. He has red eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a great chef.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She stands about 6'1" and prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her purple hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a dull look in her white eyes.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Born in the south to a Crown-heir, Astaro learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Astaro liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. He has green eyes and a tan hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He got into the Sculptor business at a young age. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Sculptor.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Onyx (60 gp).

Description: This northern man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 18000 cp. 1 Silk rope.