Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her head has been shaved. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: Balifra hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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 left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic, Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her crest, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Unemployed. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears an entirely blue suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has green eyes and a blue hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She uses divination through singing.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and balancing her hectic life and new barrister responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Crowbar.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and pastel tie. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 16000 sp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 sp. Red spinel (50 gp).