Description: She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She carries a battered lance and tarnished longbow as well. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Kathra was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kathra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Bucklal was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 40 pp. Silver pearl (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of a Healer, who enjoyed hunting, Balam was taken on many hunting expeditions. A freak accident while working with his Healer mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has no hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her childhood dream was to be a Shepherd, but she was a colossal failure. She tends to her Animal Trainer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 150 gp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and he perpetually has his greatsword ready. His hair is white and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears long strands of amber and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and is pretty ugly. Her white hair is wavy and long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Dyer born in the past three hundred years. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Grigi was born the youngest of three triplets. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Old masterpiece painting (700 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her ears are large.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Through the years after Makaria was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Makaria's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Makaria was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 9000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.