Description: A moderately attractive man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His fur is beige, silky, and of moderate length. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Jade lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: An older woman who wears silk and lounges about seductively, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is a husky man, who prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has amber eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'11" and prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

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. She worked as a nervous Body Guard and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and doesn't want to be a body guard and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. She wears a mask on her face.

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 a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: The child of a Beggar, who enjoyed hunting, Tyna was taken on many hunting expeditions. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Server. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Server.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and balancing her hectic life and new server responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available he will default to his monstrous two handed axe. He has gold crest. His face is scarred and worn.

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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp).

Description: She wears a brown shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. She has amber eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Millicent studied abroad. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Healer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Healer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and balancing her hectic life and new healer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2400 sp. Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Bather mother left him crippled. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'1" when asserting himself. His brass crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Pijjirik hails from a village terrorized by orcs. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Pijjirik alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 140 gp.