Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is typically in her Guard uniform. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Alberich lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Alberich was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Alberich's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has worked as a Armorer like his mother before him.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'11" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her warhammer with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has green eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A gifted student she started as a Map Maker, but she got bored and became a Navigator. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Bonds: Attractive, Military, Slave, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. His chestnut hair is cut short. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Az-Adar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Ploughman they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Shepherd, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 150 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She carries with her a set of crossbows, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She keeps her purple hair in a flapper bob. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her broad black hat.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Orianna was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Orianna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear flannel. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Thorin was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses like a well dressed Baker does. He has done his best to style his copper crest to look like a famous performer. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. After coming to the age of reason, Srorthen took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is physically well-built. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Mijira will drive conversation. She takes great joy in being the best Merchant in town.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Mijira was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Mijira's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She tends to her Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her cinnamon fur is heavily combed to the right. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.