Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Red spinel (80 gp). Coral (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats, marred by beers. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, In love, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She worked as a nervous Hunter and found it very stressful. 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: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a performer again

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. With wild blonde hair. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student she started as a Cartwright, but she got bored and became a Marshal. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears brown trousers with violet and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He 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. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She carries a battered kukri and tarnished dagger as well. She has purple hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This southern man wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a greataxe on his belt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is long and red with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gilthur fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born in the south. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: She is renowned for her bright violet dresses and hats. She carries with her a set of axes, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has no hair. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Engraver. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Engraver. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 20000 cp.