Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. Her hair is cut close to her head. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Marigold was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Locksmith for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a mason again

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Religious, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He very much looks the part of a Glassblower. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Aust is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His first spouse was a Banker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A 5'2" southern woman, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has styled her white fur well, parting it to the left. She has a dull look in her yellow eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Shadow is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shadow grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Shadow. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ploughman.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'8" when asserting himself. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Eye agate (10 gp).

Description: He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is obsessed with his god.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His hair is chestnut and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Halimath is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Engraver arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He married young, but lost his spouse to gnolls. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1100 sp. Violet garnet (600 gp).

Description: Standing 4'1", this man wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and grey pants. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson brown hat.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is afraid of men and trembles around them

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Erias liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.