Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A gifted student he started as a Sculptor, but he got bored and became a Apothecary. He became a Apothecary soon after.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He carries a battered halberd and tarnished whip as well. His crest is bronze, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 140 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her copper crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Through the years after Ruloth was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Ruloth's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. 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 she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Ar-Karo was born with his father's beautiful face. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears skinny pants and wears a white and grey robe with the hood down. He has a very tight haircut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Thar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 30 pp. Blue quartz (15 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a black coat with tan slacks. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He wears a simple red robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He carries with him a set of nunchakus on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. The war was a terrible time for him, and Vlorn does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Vlorn was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Job, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Backpack.