Description: This western woman wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a nunchaku on her belt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her dark red hair is still thick. Her black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. 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.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 900 gp. Red spinel (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: A 3'3" northern man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her hair is silver and very short. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born into a rich family. A freak accident while working with her Soapmaker father left her crippled. 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: Regain custody of her son; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her white fur is matted, messy, and big. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Windy speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longbow, but if one is not available she will default to her shortbow. She sports red long hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Melissa embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Melissa was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Melissa decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 6000 cp. Sard (20 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her blue hair, when down, is lengthy. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 Bowyer. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His crest is red, silky, and of moderate length. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Engraver who has hired him part-time. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Sethrekar 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 bought a shortspear and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a green shirt with thin white vertical stripes and black pants. He keeps his long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born in the east. Nirgel was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Tanner. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He wears a yellow coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has no hair. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Kyle enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He got into the Painter business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Painter and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 sp.