Description: He wears a white shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He carries a battered hammer and tarnished shortspear as well. His golden hair is singed and shortened. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gimûb fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her purple hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. 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: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is silver and very short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He likes to wear black tank tops with tan pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He worked as a nervous Miller and found it very stressful. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Fenriz never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She stands about 2'8" and wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 cp. Malachite (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she usually wears her white robe and has her sickle always slung over her shoulder. She has silver hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Creega enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor, and carries lances. His hair is blonde and very short. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Doctor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'3". She wears a black vest and prefers pastel and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her head has been shaved. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. 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: Murook was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. Being a Miner kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

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

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Igden hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Igden was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Igden was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 30 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.