Description: This slender man stands about 3'8". He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

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 couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Eye agate (14 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and black handkerchief worn on his left side. He has shaved his head bald. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born to a Priest, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a dilettante and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Slave, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Theriatis is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Theriatis grew up listening to his father's many stories. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He is baby faced.

Personality: Heward speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a Map Maker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Morana was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Spice Merchant. After a long history of fighting, Morana and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears dull green sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed greatsword, just in case. His bronze crest is braided into rings. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Direcris was born the youngest of three triplets. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. She carries a battered sword and tarnished quarterstaff as well. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has dyed her greying brown fur a little too much giving a sharp brown color. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. 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 Sellsword. 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: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 28000 sp.

Description: This woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

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. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in the south to a Performer, Seere learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Performer and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 7000 cp. Star ruby (400 gp). Citrine (60 gp).