Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears professional attire. She has wavy white hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Black opal (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His red hair is knotted and matted. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's in love

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull blue iron scale mail, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Spy. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She got into the Spy business at a young age. 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 taken up work as a Spy and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'1". She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. 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, Verin is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her tied-back hair is auburn. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Scribe business.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Peren will drive conversation. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Peren 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 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: He is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a worn and beaten armor and is in decent physical shape. His hair is short and red. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Oloric was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.