Description: This man is tall and muscular. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has dyed his greying gold crest a little too much giving a sharp gold color. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. After months of barely getting by, Gorbundus managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 sp.

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 is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is silver and very short. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. Her red crest is smooth and relatively long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. Her hair is short and blonde. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: 5'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He keeps his long beige fur kept up in a rat tail. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Art has worked very hard to control his curse. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a knight and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.