Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries with him a set of pickaxes on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with brown slacks. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Beggar they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Ruler, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mason, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born in the east. Marigold was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Mason. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 16000 cp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Eran enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Merchant who has hired her part-time. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, In love, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has moderate length scarlet crest. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 cp. Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: 5'10" and muscular, this northern woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cloak grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He is typically in his Ploughman uniform. He has a hunchback. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: The child of a Miner, who enjoyed hunting, Traki was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ploughman.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 600 sp. Peridot (30 gp). 3 Antitoxin.

Description: She stands about 5'0" and is wearing a long, blue cloak. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is black and very short. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 5 Acid flasks.