Description: An older man who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, he is not a threatening figure. He has chestnut hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Barendd was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and he wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is short and auburn. She has amber eyes and a white hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Lavinia is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 110 gp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a tan coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her blonde hair is still thick. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born in the south. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a green Stetson hat and green clothes. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 220 gp.