Description: This younger middle-aged woman dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a white coat with green slacks, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. Her black eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gifted from a young age, Astaro studied abroad. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cook. She became a Cook soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 gp. Black star sapphire (800 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear yellow tank tops with black skirt. She carries with her a set of spears on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She has wavy golden hair. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Helen abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 40000 cp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His red crest, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: Pandjed is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1200 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a fancy blue dress. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the west to a Baker, Numba learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Shoemaker, but she got bored and became a Baker. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Baker and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Banded agate (10 gp).

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., and carries pickaxes. His red hair is cut short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Dûshrat was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dûshrat fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: An older woman who is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, white shirt, and black tie, she is not a threatening figure. She sports chestnut long hair. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She found a children's book about a Halfling Warlock 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to be a guard again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'6" northern woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her long beige fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Dagger was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She's also a talented Scribe, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson grey hat.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she has a crush on the local bather

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is portly but not overly obese. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Akmen hails from a village terrorized by goblins. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he wants revenge against goblins

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.