Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has a very tight haircut. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Guard father left her crippled. She's also a talented Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His auburn hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He worked as a nervous Tanner and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's in love; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a hunchback. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ar-Beka grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ar-Beka. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Jet (140 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a black shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and brown pants. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 90 gp.