Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Zepar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Zepar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Bonds: Guardian, Family, Rich, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 pp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Clear bright green emerald (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman usually wears her pastel robe and has her morningstar always slung over her shoulder. Her gray fur is heavily combed to the left. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Lone was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Lone was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 70000 cp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She is physically well-built. She wears her auburn hair down. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: Elizabeth hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Elizabeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a pastel collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her orange fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born in the east to a Mortician, Cask learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. 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: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp).