Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat, and a wedding ring on her right hand. With wild silver hair. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a great chef.

History: Nogu lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 150 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Reddlepop lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Reddlepop fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, In love. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender woman is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and grey handkerchief worn on her left side. Her black fur is still thick. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Leaf was born with her father's beautiful face. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she has a crush on the local carpenter

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is blue and very short. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears professional attire. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Erdan is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 80 gp. Hematite (9 gp).