Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shax 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 end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Urshar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Urshar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To be a Herbalist again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 220 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp).

Description: A 6'2" western man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Jade (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Malachite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born in the south to a Miner, Emerald learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1600 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her white fur is thinning but still full. Her yellow eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She comes from a rich western family. A gifted student she started as a Baker, but she got bored and became a Bowyer. She tends to her Bowyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'5" when asserting himself. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. 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 decided he is irredeemable.

Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. Jet (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Malachite (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 97. 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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.