Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greataxes and kukris. His copper crest is knotted and matted. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Vrondiss has worked very hard to control his curse. After months of barely getting by, Vrondiss managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears just a grey suit. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This man wears skinny pants and wears a white and grey robe with the hood down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: He is a Fortune-teller first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Nazdûg was born the youngest of three triplets. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave 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. Nazdûg took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up crossbow and armor he uses now. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and doesn't want to be a fortune-teller and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She bought a sword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 280 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). 8 Acid flasks.

Description: This man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has wavy chestnut hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 97. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman 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. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. 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: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Drenna abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a yellow vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his yellow boots flare out at the collars. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aerdeth studied abroad. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and elven compassion

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 70 gp. Jasper (50 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears dull black sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed dagger, just in case. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has styled his gold crest well, parting it to the left. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born in a small plains village. At some point he was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. 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 possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She usually wears her blue robe and has her kukri always slung over her shoulder. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Sariel studied abroad. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 60 gp. Red garnet (90 gp). 2 Antitoxin.