Description: Standing 5'5", this woman is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her ears are large.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. A true patriot, Yvonne would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Yvonne hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Yvonne was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 60 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She is physically well-built. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: The child of a Servant, who enjoyed hunting, Felosial was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is content; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Impeccable, Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He likes to wear brown tank tops with pastel pants. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: John was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. She carries with her a set of nunchakus on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. To her fellows she 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 child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Caeldrim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a black tunic with green highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Citrine (70 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Rose (70 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.