Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Morkral was born with his mother's beautiful face. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 37000 sp.

Description: She wears a simple pastel robe with violet stripes complete with hood. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly lances and whips. Her gray fur, when down, is lengthy. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Smoking was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Guard. She tends to her Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 130 gp. Malachite (7 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. His orange fur is still thick. He is baby faced.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Drifting never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a black costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She has no crest. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born in a small island village. A gifted student she started as a Soapmaker, but she got bored and became a Brewer. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To be a Soapmaker again; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her hair is black and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bowyer. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Caramip never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Revenge; and many goblins want her driven away

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 800 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, and is pretty ugly. His long white fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. In his youth he was a Laborer, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this eastern man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Oriax and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tattered old clothes. He keeps his silver crest in a pixie cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 sp.