Description: This late middle aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: Baern hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

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 Interpreter and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

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. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Cynical, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1000 cp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. He keeps his orange fur in a flapper bob. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears a colorful flower in her brass crest. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson black hat.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 61. 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 is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 90 gp. Jet (70 gp).

Description: He very much looks the part of a Shoemaker. He carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished nunchaku as well. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He's also a talented Bricklayer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He worked as a nervous Shipwright and found it very stressful. He tends to his Shipwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new shipwright responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 5'6". He is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak, and his gloved hand is found clutching a whip. He has black fur. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.