Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'8" when asserting herself. She has moderate length white crest. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. A true patriot, Blendaeth would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

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. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a simple white robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His hair is long and golden with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. He carries a battered hammer and tarnished spear as well. He has dyed his greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gifted student he started as a Scribe, but he got bored and became a Bather. He now owns his own business.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a yellow shirt with thin red vertical stripes and brown pants. She has wavy auburn hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She worked as a nervous Hunter and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 140 gp. Sard (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This dark-skinned female tends to wear a large red jacket. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 270 gp. Deep green spinel (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the right. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 60 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). 7 Acid flasks.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His black hair is singed and shortened. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears professional attire. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Lilli was born with her father's beautiful face. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. 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 wants to get laid.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.