Description: She likes to wear blue tank tops with pastel skirt. She carries with her a set of kukris on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She has golden hair. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Guard arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is lean but muscular and very much looks the part of a Butcher. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult; and she's in love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Cynical, Insane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She sports chestnut long hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Willow was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She bought a dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 90 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A freak accident while working with his Fisher mother left him crippled. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Amber (50 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His tied-back hair is silver. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. When Umpen reached his early adolescence his Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To protect his home; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His red crest is still thick. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. She has no hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born into a rich family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a blue coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Meena is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She's also a talented Bowyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and balancing her hectic life and new ruler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A freak accident while working with her Merchant father left her crippled. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by lycanthropy.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.