Description: An older woman who wears a brown coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her orange fur in a pixie cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the east to a Beggar, Quick learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her parents were killed by drow in a raid when she was still a young child. The drow captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her blue hair is heavily combed to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2300 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). White opal (1200 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears his green crest up. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Pijjirik enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Pijjirik was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Pijjirik decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 gp. Amethyst (150 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. 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 white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Thodris never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 sp. Azurite (8 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her head has been shaved. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gray eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Heian's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this northern woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has no fur. She has green eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Detective arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her first spouse was a Gardener, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Jet (40 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'11" and muscular, this northern woman wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Doctor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Commoner who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. 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: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Standing 4'0", this woman wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available she will default to her pickaxe. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Oriff grew up listening to her father's many stories. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.