Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair is red and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Nogu is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Nogu alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a blue shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Fortune-teller business.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 900 gp. White pearl (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Amber (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Rose (70 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, she is not a threatening figure. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a dull look in her white eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a great chef.

History: She was born in a small plains village. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Miner. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. 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: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fallond fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 gp. White opal (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a worn and beaten armor and is in decent physical shape. He wears his cinnamon fur up. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 9. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student he started as a Painter, but he got bored and became a Animal Trainer. He has worked as a Animal Trainer like his mother before him.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Azurite (9 gp).