Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has moderate length white crest. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Obsidian (16 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'7" and very much looks the part of a Slave Trader. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has achieved small success as a Slave Trader.

Motivation: Revenge; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. She wears her blue hair up. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Akta lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 13000 gp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His yellow fur is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. 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: Drifting lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a simple green robe with tan stripes complete with hood. Her bronze crest is long and unkept. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Surina studied abroad. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She got into the Shipwright business at a young age. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She struck the Shipwright job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 6000 sp.