Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Hugh is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

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. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a Adventurer, her father struggled to pay the bills. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. After a long history of fighting, Heward and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is typically in her Soapmaker uniform. She wears her chestnut hair up. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Rosamund was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Rosamund was born on a far southern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Soapmaker. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.