Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and he perpetually has his glaive ready. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alberich fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His white fur is thinning but still full. His yellow eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Cloak isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tabaxi unity. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Slave Trader. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 50 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her brown fur, when down, is lengthy. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. 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: She was born into a rich family. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 4000 cp. Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Ishgha lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man wears silk and lounges about seductively, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. The war was a terrible time for him, and Kildrak does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Rock crystal (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He bought a hand crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair is red and very short. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Merchant. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 80 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Painter. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 90 gp.