Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. She keeps her long black crest kept up in a rat tail. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. The war was a terrible time for her, and Pyxrin does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 70 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a red coat with brown slacks. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Patrick hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Patrick lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Patrick alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a brown costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His orange fur is unkempt and raggedy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a Armorer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She carries a battered whip and tarnished greataxe as well. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She likes to wear brown tank tops with black skirt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 sp.

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 always cut to a buzz. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a whip, but if one is not available he will default to his bow. His hair is silver and curly. His ears are large.

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. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 380 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp).

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'3" when asserting herself. She has styled her blue hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Prosperine studied abroad. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Prosperine was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military, Guardian. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'11" and wears a simple blue robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Paelias's homeland. Paelias decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He tends to his Apothecary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 130 gp.