Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She has no hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Avice lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a bowyer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length cinnamon fur. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and violet handkerchief worn on her left side. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. She is baby faced.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Herleva was born the youngest of three triplets. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Jarana is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Unemployed work with an outfit from a few towns over. Unemployed work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. After a long history of fighting, Jarana and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This eastern woman prefers to wear flannel. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Gillyd was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 20 pp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She tends to wear a large violet jacket. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her white hair up. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

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 uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born in the north to a Bookbinder, Emeny learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Cleric who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She became a Bookbinder soon after.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Selfish, Secretive. Bonds: Slave, Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. His hair is short and black. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is an amazing painter.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Adventurer. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp.