Description: 5'3" and muscular, this eastern woman very much looks the part of a Miner. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in the east to a Miner, Avice learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Carter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Alexandrite (900 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Vaina will drive conversation. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: She was born in the south. After coming to the age of reason, Vaina took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'1". He is dressed in an above average manner, and his gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Nim was born with his mother's beautiful face. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Nim has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and revenge

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears a blue shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants, marred by sweets. Her black hair is long and unkept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. At a young age her mother died while driving off some brigands. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in pickaxe use. She has achieved small success as a Barkeep.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands.

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Red spinel (110 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'10" and wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a trident, but if one is not available she will default to her ceremonial dagger. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Laborer.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Laborer responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Hematite (12 gp). Jade (110 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Architect for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Architect responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ulfgar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born in the north. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Mardnab was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Engraver they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Dyer, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Military, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Cecily's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Amethyst (160 gp).