Description: A middle-aged man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, and is pretty ugly. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the left. His black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 47000 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears his silver hair up. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Secretive, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Cumpen was born the youngest of three triplets. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is red and curly. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Jo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in an above average manner. His yellow fur is knotted and matted. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Art 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 uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Tabaxi, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has no hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Hecat hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 20000 cp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp).