Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'3". She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sai. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 9. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: The child of a Dilettante, who enjoyed hunting, Bilga was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Dilettante again; and expand her business

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 sp. Obsidian (14 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and he perpetually has his pickaxe ready. His crest is scarlet and very short. His eyes are gold.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Maagog was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Maagog's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Anselm hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Interpreter. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He's also a talented Ploughman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Iolite (30 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears dull white sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed scythe, just in case. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Druuk and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He tends to wear a large violet jacket, and carries pickaxes. His blonde hair is cut short. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: The child of a Fletcher, who enjoyed hunting, Robert was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his top white hat.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Takra was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Sailor. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 sp.