Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Delebean grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a green shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and blue pants. He carries a battered shortbow and tarnished crossbow as well. His hair is cut close to his head. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 tends to his Marshal job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

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

Possessions: 220 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Amber (160 gp).

Description: An older man who is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He comes from a rich western family. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's in love

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 140 pp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. 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 to loving parents in a slum to the east. Hatae 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 has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has red eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

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. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has no hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in the east to a Navigator, Iados learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again.

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 90 gp. Pink pearl (60 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 well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. A true patriot, Irann would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Irann was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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 she's in love

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries with him a set of crossbows, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1100 sp. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman dresses like a well dressed Stylist does, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is brown and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the south to a Stylist, Georgina 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 Stylist work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stylist work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Stylist responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 30 pp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). 1 Good lock.