Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her small grey hat.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When Joan reached her early adolescence her Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 60 gp. Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has done his best to style his brown fur to look like a famous performer. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born into a rich family. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. He is physically well-built. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a Fisher first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He takes great joy in being the best Fisher in town.

History: Warryn was born with his father's beautiful face. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Brewer again; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered black stockings, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'5" when asserting himself. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Fallond isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. 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: Gifted from a young age, Fallond studied abroad. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears professional attire. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Boddynock liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Secretive. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 90 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His orange fur is singed and shortened. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Through the years after Shifting was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Shifting's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Shifting and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants, and carries pickaxes. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 800 sp.