Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Brakka fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Lazy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a violet coat. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Hatae alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Hatae was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Good lock.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a green cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her brass crest is knotted and matted. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the west to a Ruler, Vezera learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. 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. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His brown fur is thinning but still full. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He takes great joy in being the best Engraver in town.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Engraver for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 3'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a grey scarf. His hair is brown and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. After a long history of fighting, Delebean and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 sp. Tourmaline (150 gp).

Description: She usually wears her brown robe and has her ceremonial dagger always slung over her shoulder. She carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Morana liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing a long, black cloak. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. He has green eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born to a Gardener, his father struggled to pay the bills. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has worked as a Sage like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. A true patriot, Cora would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She is a Slaad in disguise. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Server

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a blue coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in the east. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Deep green spinel (60 gp).