Description: She is wearing a long, white cloak, and she perpetually has her sword ready. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Verna hails from a village terrorized by drow. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Verna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: This light-skinned female is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the north to a Stylist, Bethrynna learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she's in love

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. After coming to the age of reason, Altho took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a hunchback. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He was taken from his home at a very young age. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 110 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 clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to protect her home

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bows and daggers. His head has been shaved. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This woman typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Insane. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. A true patriot, Cecily would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a gardener and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. She has wavy black hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Sarah embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Sarah was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Sarah's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.