Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bricklayer. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

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.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1400 sp. Tourmaline (130 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Jet (130 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He likes to wear blue tank tops with tan pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Enialis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'4". He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

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 silk and lounges about seductively. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gûnd studied abroad. Gûnd abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

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

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a long, white cloak. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. 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 is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: The child of a Marshal, who enjoyed hunting, Ownka was taken on many hunting expeditions. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Ownka took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up bastard sword and armor she uses now. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: 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 carries a battered mace and tarnished lance as well. Her black hair is still thick. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Military, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She bought a glaive and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears skinny pants and wears a white and red robe with the hood down and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 60 gp.