Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing a long, tan cloak. His golden hair is cut short. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This western woman wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the west. 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 not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Paymon grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears dull yellow sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Aerdeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He struck the Slave Trader job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has moderate length brown fur. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. 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: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'9" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her black hair is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nora fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his ceremonial dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Faran 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 900 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Coral (140 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She wears baggy white pantaloons and a green scarf. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She got into the Weaver business at a young age. She married young, but lost her spouse to brigands. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a mace on her belt. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is dark red, silky, and of moderate length. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Rieta was born with her mother's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rieta fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.