Description: This tall, slender woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears an eyepatch.

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 a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

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 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sage. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 190 gp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Black opal (400 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Lagazi hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lagazi 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 Lagazi. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A 3'6" southern man, he tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is cut close to his head. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Umpen wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a great chef.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and grey handkerchief worn on her left side. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the east to a Knight, Geva learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Knight work with an outfit from a few towns over. Knight work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and to be a weaver again

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She carries with her a set of rapiers, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 40 gp. 7 Acid flasks.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Beatrice is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Beatrice took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up sickle and armor she uses now. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Armorer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His head has been shaved. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has wavy gray fur. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Baker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Baker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.