Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: He wears a tan vest and prefers green and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is physically well-built. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born in a small desert village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 sp. Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has wavy brown hair. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sybil grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this western man wears a violet shirt with thin white vertical stripes and pastel pants. His hair is cut close to his head. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a great chef.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 50 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His beige fur is long and unkept. His eyes are amber and beady.

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

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Cloak never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has white eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: The child of a Carter, who enjoyed hunting, Melech was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gifted student he started as a Carter, but he got bored and became a Dilettante. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Dilettante.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her brown fur is heavily combed to the right. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She is a Lycanthrope in disguise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This woman wears a white tunic with blue highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Kansif will drive conversation. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Engraver but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Ovak lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.