Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a red tunic with green highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Nikki is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears long strands of sapphire and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her half smiles and silver eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Seamstress for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Seamstress responsibilities is difficult; and she is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. With wild white hair. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a fancy blue suit. He wears his black hair up. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She likes to wear black tank tops with white skirt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Kasdeya lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Kasdeya abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has achieved small success as a Detective.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her yellow fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Right-Handed will drive conversation. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Through the years after Right-Handed was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Right-Handed's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Salanop took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up quarterstaff and armor she uses now. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears a white tunic with black highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes, she is not a threatening figure. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Jade (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. The war was a terrible time for him, and Uthemar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Uthemar was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden pearl (60 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp).