Description: An older man who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His childhood dream was to be a Baker, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is short and golden. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He likes to wear brown tank tops with blue pants, and carries longswords. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He bought a longsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp).

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 red hair, when down, is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Paggen took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. 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. Paggen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She dresses like a well dressed Barrister does. Her copper crest is greasy and uncared for. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He usually wears his red robe and has his crossbow always slung over his shoulder. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Watson enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a grey scarf. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. After coming to the age of reason, Heian took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 sp. Peridot (30 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she very much looks the part of a Bookbinder, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Bookbinder business.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 Bookbinder. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this northern woman typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Ishte was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Ishte's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 130 pp.