Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gifted student he started as a Hunter, but he got bored and became a Ruler. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new ruler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His red hair is braided into rings. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1500 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

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 She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. A true patriot, Ralf would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ralf fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries with him a set of tridents on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His white crest is knotted and matted. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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. After a long history of fighting, Medrash and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'1". He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze, and his gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. He has silver crest. His eyes are red.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Being a Carter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Carter responsibilities is difficult; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This malnourished man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is cut close to his head. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Soapmaker. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. Her cinnamon fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. After coming to the age of reason, Cloak took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has a very tight haircut. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 sp. Amethyst (80 gp).