Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady black eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Cynical, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Elven compassion.

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3200 sp. Black star sapphire (900 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear flannel. Her white hair is still thick. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Animal Trainer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. 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 shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: Urshar was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Urshar abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a Mortician, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Stylist. He is portly but not overly obese. He has wavy green crest. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stylist.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. After a long history of fighting, Hecat and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Fearful, Insane. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). 4 Holy water.