Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull green iron scale mail. She has wavy silver hair. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Pearl was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to settle down with her crush

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He sports a flattop crest cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: Vrondiss was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears dull grey sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sickle, just in case. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sickle, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His hair is silver and curly. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Knight. She's also a talented Engraver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears dull blue sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed bastard sword, just in case. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Zanna's homeland. Zanna decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, red shirt, and blue tie. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

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. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Travok was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: To be a Fisher again.

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tan trousers with brown and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Meena liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her long black crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. 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, Jezean is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born into a rich family. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Jet (120 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a large green jacket. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears a colorful flower in her black crest. She is baby faced.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She is a Hag in disguise. A freak accident while working with her Actor mother left her crippled. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Actor they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Performer, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush.

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 150 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.