Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Tomi's homeland. Tomi decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a flail on his belt. He keeps his brass crest in a flapper bob. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. After a long history of fighting, Dadalan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep white.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 30 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp).

Description: He wears tan trousers with grey and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His auburn hair is cut short. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His purple hair, when down, is lengthy. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 obsessed with his god.

History: Born in the south to a Merchant, Vassago learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Vassago liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He tends to his Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Job, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries with him a set of rapiers, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length white hair. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Architect again.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a large violet jacket. His hair is white and very short. 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 a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the south. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Juliana hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. 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: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She worked as a nervous Courier and found it very stressful. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.