Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'7" when asserting himself. He wears his brass crest up. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He has moderate length silver crest. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. A gifted student he started as a Apothecary, but he got bored and became a Junk Dealer. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1900 sp. Sard (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. He has dyed his greying lavender fur a little too much giving a sharp lavender color. His copper eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Map Maker born in the past three hundred years. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

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. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Average lock.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a blue vest and prefers pastel and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a Barkeep first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light yellow in addition to tight pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'10" when asserting himself. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Gerard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 90 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. She has moderate length orange fur. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Emerald will drive conversation. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. After months of barely getting by, Emerald managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He wears a black collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His green crest is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Gifted from a young age, Valorean studied abroad. Valorean abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

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

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has styled his dark red hair well, parting it to the right. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Xappan hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of a Roofer, who enjoyed hunting, Xappan was taken on many hunting expeditions. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1 Everburning torch.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with violet slacks. He has moderate length purple hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a Tailor, his father struggled to pay the bills. Euron abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.