Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. His hair is short and white. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aelar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 60 gp. Iolite (40 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She keeps her long blue crest kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: 3'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is short and black. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his youth he was a Glassblower, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Gilbert took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up bastard sword and armor he uses now. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'5". She wears green trousers with grey and red striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her long black crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Sora is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. The war was a terrible time for her, and Sora does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Iolite (30 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Azurite (14 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shepherd. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 5000 cp. White pearl (70 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Eva lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He keeps his long black fur kept up in a rat tail. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: River 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 has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He got into the Mason business at a young age. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has achieved small success as a Mason.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he has a crush on the local glassblower

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She is a Shoemaker first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

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. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She struck the Shoemaker job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 cp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp).