Description: This man has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is white and very short. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 20 gp. Jasper (70 gp).

Description: She is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She is portly but not overly obese. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He carries a battered longsword and tarnished axe as well. His rusty crest, when down, is lengthy. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. She wears her white hair down. Her ears are large.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Harbek was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He worked as a nervous Sculptor and found it very stressful. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sculptor.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. She has brown hair. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born in a small island village. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a pastel vest and prefers blue and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her black fur is lengthy. She has green eyes and a pastel hat with a blue feather.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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. Edge fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 cp. Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: She wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly kukris and hammers. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Gorga isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gorga grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gorga grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Gorga. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with grey slacks. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 160 gp.