Description: This northern man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is white and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Don's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He takes great joy in being the best Beggar in town.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Beggar.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1500 sp. Onyx (20 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'7" when asserting himself. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Masseuse work with an outfit from a few towns over. Masseuse work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Bertram lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Bertram alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Beggar and was forced into it by his family; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is short and red. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. 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: Rûkdûg lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A freak accident while working with his Adventurer father left him crippled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Miller and was forced into it by his family; and to be a adventurer again

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 150 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). 1 Smokesticks.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Dilettante. His hair is white and curly. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 140 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Disguise kit.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Gardener. Her black fur is long and unkept. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the left. Her ears are large.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her childhood dream was to be a Cook, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Cook again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 gp. Silver pearl (50 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Adventurer business.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 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 auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She got into the Sage business at a young age. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Sage for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a blacksmith again

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp.