Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a black coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head, and is pretty ugly. He sports a flattop crest cut. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 110000 cp. Pink pearl (160 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Gell was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Gell was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Family, Job, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man wears a worn and beaten armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His yellow fur is still thick. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Interpreter born in the past three hundred years. 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: Dagger hails from a village terrorized by drow. Dagger was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Interpreter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 120 pp. Rose (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 130 pp. Moonstone (30 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'2" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his kukri with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Ulfgar hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: To be a Tanner again; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1800 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp).