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 is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His beige fur is lengthy. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tabaxis in Pelt's homeland. Pelt decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to be a masseuse again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1400 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He likes to wear yellow tank tops with black pants. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Through the years after Ivellios was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Ivellios's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Ivellios and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a white shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is golden and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to protect her home

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Silver ewer (90 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He has dyed his greying orange fur a little too much giving a sharp orange color. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

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. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Nimble has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To be a Carpenter again; and he has a crush on the local carpenter

Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is an amazing painter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Avelina studied abroad. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Avelina grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Avelina. She got money to start a business from the gang present in town. She is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Brown diamond (5000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a shortspear on his belt. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. A true patriot, Lewis would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. Lewis 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. Lewis decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortspear.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 30 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp).

Description: She wears a fancy green dress. Her crest is red and very short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She got into the Mortician business at a young age. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She's also a talented Stylist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Rose (80 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Prosperine is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 west. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Locksmith they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Herbalist, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears baggy brown pantaloons and a blue scarf. She has done her best to style her beige fur to look like a famous performer. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are yellow.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She worked as a nervous Fisher and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Jade (100 gp).