Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with yellow slacks. His hair is cut close to his head. He has green eyes and a red hat with a blue feather.

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. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this eastern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A 6'6" northern man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has shaved his head bald. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 40 pp. Peridot (20 gp). 4 Antitoxin.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a white costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her ears are large.

Personality: Lavinia wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Lavinia was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 30 gp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'6". He likes to wear green tank tops with brown pants. His rusty crest is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Mreksh's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

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. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. He carries with him a set of lances on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His head has been shaved. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: Vola was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vola grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Vola. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she very much looks the part of a Knight. She has no hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady white eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a Laborer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her childhood dream was to be a Laborer, but she was a colossal failure. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her tied-back hair is silver. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Unemployed and was forced into it by her family; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Peridot (80 gp). Emerald (600 gp).