Description: This late middle aged man has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe and is in decent physical shape. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tattered old clothes. Her brass crest is greasy and uncared for. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her youth she was a Knight, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger brother on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect her home

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a fancy brown suit. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). 1 Superior lock.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He likes to wear grey tank tops with blue pants. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

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

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is portly but not overly obese. Her golden hair is wavy and long. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

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. Riswynn was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Riswynn decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Cynical, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bowyer. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears yellow trousers with blue and red striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Ielenia hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to goblins.

Motivation: She's in love; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Server

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she likes to wear grey tank tops with pastel skirt. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Human supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 cp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a shortbow on his belt. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 4000 cp. 2 Antitoxin.