Description: This woman is very fat, and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her crest, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This malnourished man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His scarlet crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Nykkan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He worked as a nervous Mayor and found it very stressful. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Jeweler arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and doesn't want to be a jeweler and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a tan coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His silver crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, In love. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her monstrous two handed axe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her left hand. She wears her blonde hair up. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1500 sp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a hunchback. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. A true patriot, Cockaby would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Dee does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Dee reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Military, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Azurite (13 gp).