Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears her brown hair down. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Nurkara is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Nurkara was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Nurkara's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nurkara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: 2'8" and muscular, this northern woman wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born in the north. Her childhood dream was to be a Interpreter, but she was a colossal failure. She became a Body Guard soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born in a small forest village. 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 a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mindartis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Gimgen 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man very much looks the part of a Butcher, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job, In love, Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a greataxe on his belt. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a Doctor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. He tends to his Doctor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a barkeep again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and he perpetually has his sword ready. He has red hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Adelard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise amber.

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. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 sp.