Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 6000 sp. Citrine (20 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 1 Antitoxin. 3 Alchemist’s fire. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: She wears just a red suit. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Philomena enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Philomena was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Warlock, 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 Warlock in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 38000 sp.

Description: She is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. She carries a battered glaive and tarnished falchion as well. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Andry embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. 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. Andry fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 5'10". She very much looks the part of a Barrister, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shield. She wears her red fur down. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Five is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Five was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. Tourmaline (60 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'4". He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

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 is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She carries with her a set of bastard swords, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her golden hair is cut short. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of a Fletcher, who enjoyed hunting, Tawar was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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. She bought a bastard sword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She is baby faced.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Seere was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her childhood dream was to be a Junk Dealer, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and expand her business

Ideals: Logical, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden pearl (150 gp). Rose (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. His hair is white and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Darrow was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 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 brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Erias was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 20000 sp. 2 Acid flasks. 1 Everburning torch.