Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a very tight haircut. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and halfling compassion

Flaws: Addict, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears long strands of sapphire and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair is white and very short. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. 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. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and 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

Flaws: Emotional, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A 4'2" southern woman, she has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Spy they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Body Guard, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and expand her business

Flaws: Shy, Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her left hand. She wears her silver hair down. Her white eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is black and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Varis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is greedy

Flaws: Insane, Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her crest is blue, silky, and of moderate length. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dragonborn conditions. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: To be a Doctor again.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Healer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp).