Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She carries with her a set of flails, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mardnab fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Professionalism, Athletic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp. Azurite (13 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Soapmaker for hire.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 sp. Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His fur is red and curly. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Violet garnet (1600 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a Gardener first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Eran studied abroad. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Gardener for hire.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he tends to wear a violet poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His head has been shaved. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 pp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with white slacks. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: Gilkass is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is still thick. She has green eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Bricklayer profession.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bethrynna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and balancing her hectic life and new body guard responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears a violet costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She is portly but not overly obese. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

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. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Ploughman profession.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Matilda was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp).