Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Nirgel lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull black iron scale mail. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. The war was a terrible time for him, and Patrick 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 first spouse was a Mason, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born in the east. Simon liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Standing 4'0", this woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair is long and white with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Marastyr was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 north. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and doesn't want to be a bowyer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is physically well-built. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: Mamnen wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and carries shields. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Hoshgrish was born the youngest of three triplets. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Being a Bather kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Red spinel (40 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She tends to wear a large grey jacket. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 160 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears suspenders and violet workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This light-skinned female is typically in her Ruler uniform. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has wavy silver hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.