Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sickle, but if one is not available he will default to his shield. His crest, while still mostly scarlet, has prominent grey streaks. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. A freak accident while working with his Gardener father left him crippled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Fletcher they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Ploughman, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 sp. Iolite (60 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears her red fur up. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Emerald is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Emerald took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up hand crossbow and armor she uses now. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and balancing her hectic life and new unemployed responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She sports blonde long hair. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. The war was a terrible time for her, and Unvera does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He has no crest. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Salasar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She very much looks the part of a Spy. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is scarred and worn.

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. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and balancing her hectic life and new spy responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp. Star ruby (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 40 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp).

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She has green eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.