Description: He prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor, and he perpetually has his shortbow ready. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: Dustin lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Average lock. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she prefers to wear flannel. Her brown hair is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She worked as a nervous Shipwright and found it very stressful. She struck the Shipwright job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Terse, Addict, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 cp. Azurite (6 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears white trousers with blue and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is long and golden with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 sp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His brass crest has been sun bleached extensively. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born in the west. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a white tunic with yellow highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in the east to a Bellfounder, Andry learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Bellfounder and found it very stressful. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is content; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts, and carries greatswords. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Gurdis wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She got into the Stableman business at a young age. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). Recently the stress of being a Stableman has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He keeps his dark red hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mason. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 130 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp).

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Brewer. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To protect her home; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

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 is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a Doctor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Laborer. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 cp.