Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She carries with her a set of maces, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Anbera grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He has amber eyes.

Personality: Diggory wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. After months of barely getting by, Diggory managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: An older man who wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a colorful flower in his white fur. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. A true patriot, Fragrant would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Fragrant was born with his father's beautiful face. His childhood dream was to be a Spy, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Spy again; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her right hand. Her silver hair is braided into rings. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Maynild was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tiefling people; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her red hair is singed and shortened. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 80 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 5'5" western man, he wears long strands of amethyst and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He has violet eyes and a tan hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Naal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gifted student he started as a Shipwright, but he got bored and became a Sculptor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a shipwright again

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull green iron scale mail. He has a very tight haircut. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the north to a Sailor, Kellen learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Thunderstones.