Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her brown hair is still thick. Her ears are large.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 3'6" and muscular, this southern woman is wearing a long, blue cloak. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Abalaba lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Hunter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Bowyer, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His golden hair is still thick. He has brown eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Dayereth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He tends to his Knight job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Knight and was forced into it by his family; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Military, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

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 wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ratbag was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ratbag decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'5" and wears just a tan suit. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. She is baby faced.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Performer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Through the years after Adrie was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Adrie's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'8" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his blue hair down. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Map Maker. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Bather again.

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

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. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Brewer. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has worked as a Brewer like his mother before him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 90 pp.