Description: She very much looks the part of a Carter, and carries bows. Her hair is short and silver. Her black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 sp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Nissa lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She 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. 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 desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'6" when asserting himself. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is a great chef.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Odorr grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats, and she perpetually has her axe ready. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and brown handkerchief worn on her right side. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Anastrianna wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature flail.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a blue collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She carries with her a set of hammers, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has moderate length auburn hair. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a violet tunic with green highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She is baby faced.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Ella's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 sp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp).