Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears brown trousers with yellow and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, marred by sweets. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Gurdis was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Adept, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Adept in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp. Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Onyx (80 gp).

Description: This man wears long strands of jet and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is short and white. His ears are large.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a green coat with brown slacks. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Ownka lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to reunite with her absent mother

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Family, Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears a fancy yellow suit. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Enialis embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'7". He tends to wear a large tan jacket, and his gloved hand is found clutching a crossbow. His hair is golden and curly. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

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 spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. He carries a battered glaive and tarnished pickaxe as well. His hair is brown and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Halander speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has achieved small success as a Apothecary.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 50000 cp.

Description: She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with grey slacks. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly lances and clubs. She wears her dark red hair down. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 4000 gp. Amethyst (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Sard (70 gp).

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. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Osco is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Osco was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her dark red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: The child of a Actor, who enjoyed hunting, Ronwe was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4 Acid flasks.