Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His silver hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Gerard hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Gerard took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up club and armor he uses now. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Vanchu lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She tends to her Detective job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2800 sp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Insane, Lazy. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze, marred by beers. She has wavy brown hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 60 pp. Alexandrite (1400 gp).