Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. 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. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her club, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's in love; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and she perpetually has her morningstar ready. Her gold crest is long and unkept. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jaxi fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She prefers to wear flannel. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Shivering is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Shepherd but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 30 pp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and tan pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'1" when asserting herself. Her blue crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Driindar and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 40 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is golden and very short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Euphemia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a black feathered hat and black clothes. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Hagren was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Shoemaker. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is blonde and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She's also a talented Priest, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in an above average manner. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length brass crest. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, In love. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.