Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She usually wears her violet robe and has her crossbow always slung over her shoulder. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He has gray eyes and a white hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Oren's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. A true patriot, Oren would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He bought a kukri and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Military, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: An older woman who is dressed in an above average manner, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in the north to a Mercenary, Hrathy learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Body Guard, but she got bored and became a Mercenary. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'7" and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

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. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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 she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She carries a battered bow and tarnished glaive as well. Her red hair is still thick. She has gray eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Dariff was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His purple hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Slave Trader born in the past three hundred years. Forcas enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Forcas was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He struck the Slave Trader job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 800 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His white eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Euron alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears her brass crest up. Her gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kadana studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Kadana took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 330 pp.