Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'5". He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars, and his gloved hand is found clutching a crossbow. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The war was a terrible time for him, and Astar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Astar was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, blue shirt, and tan tie, and carries hand crossbows. Her green crest is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Korinn hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. When Korinn reached her early adolescence her Dragonborn father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 220 gp. Malachite (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His blue hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He tends to his Blacksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 90 gp. Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. Her blue hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Hecat was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Hecat and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 10000 cp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears his brown hair up. His eyes are likewise silver. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Tethren was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Tethren never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of orcs

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This northern woman wears a grey tunic with white highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is black and curly. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She takes great joy in being the best Carter in town.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Spy they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Carter, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Tanner. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born into a rich family. In her 17th 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Bather again; and she is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: An older man who is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Family, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp.