Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Moss agate (4 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears dull tan sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed mace, just in case. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is short and red. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Through the years after Hatae was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Hatae's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Hatae never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her red hair is thinning but still full. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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, Oolah is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His lavender fur is greasy and uncared for. His yellow eyes peer out from beneath his small brown hat.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Assassin. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Shadow was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Shadow 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2300 gp. Eye agate (6 gp). Citrine (20 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light pastel in addition to tight pants. His gray fur, when down, is lengthy. He has yellow eyes and a pastel hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Seven was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 6000 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Jet (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Bather does. He carries with him a set of axes, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his chestnut hair down. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born in the south. 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 Bather. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bather for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bather responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.