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. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Bendoo was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Bendoo 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 Bendoo. 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. Bendoo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. With wild chestnut hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Carpenter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her first spouse was a Armorer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Secretive, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Umpen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. 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. Umpen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to be a farmer again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 90000 cp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a fancy brown dress. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She got into the Actor business at a young age. In her 15th 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 has worked as a Actor like her mother before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Actor responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Hedonist, Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 gp. Iolite (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears her blonde hair down. She has violet eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is an amazing painter.

History: She got into the Performer business at a young age. Olivia was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Olivia decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Performer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Immeral and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 250 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Jade (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An older man who wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is red and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in the south. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Jet (160 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Jade (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.