Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His tied-back hair is red. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 is an amazing painter.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. After coming to the age of reason, Pirithin took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. 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: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20 pp. White pearl (140 gp).

Description: He wears bulky red painted plate armor. He carries with him a set of scythes, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has wavy blonde hair. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kelter fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her red hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has wavy red crest. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Jak was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 sp. Jet (130 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts, and is pretty ugly. His gray fur is singed and shortened. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Alice was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Ea hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a simple white robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Georgina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 70 gp.