Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His brown hair is long and unkept. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Passionate, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears a colorful flower in his rusty crest. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: Ildrex speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Ildrex was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His red crest is smooth and relatively long. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Mozikth speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born into a rich family. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Hematite (16 gp).

Description: She wears a tan costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She carries a battered shortbow and tarnished mace as well. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Mara was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is golden and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears his brown hair down. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Tethren wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He has no hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

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 worked as a nervous Bather and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and balancing his hectic life and new bather responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Sard (80 gp).

Description: She wears professional attire. She is physically well-built. She has wavy auburn hair. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Orla was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with pastel slacks. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bella studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 cp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Jasper (30 gp).