Description: She wears long strands of ruby and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She is portly but not overly obese. She keeps her black fur in a pixie cut. 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 erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears green trousers with violet and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He keeps his long brass crest kept up in a rat tail. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Pijjirik was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 190 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His gold crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Ar-Pratu enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When Ar-Pratu reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a grey top hat and grey clothes. Her silver hair is cut short. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 39. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born to a Detective, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 40 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Beggar. He carries with him a set of halberds, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His head has been shaved. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his top white hat.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he usually wears his tan robe and has his shortspear always slung over his shoulder. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Fonkin is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Fonkin was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Map Maker. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender man is dressed in an above average manner. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Tomi was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Tomi's homeland. Tomi decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has worked as a Merchant like his mother before him.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Nagrette was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 sp. Jasper (40 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp).