Description: This woman is very fat, and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. 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: Born to a Barkeep, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This malnourished man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a Slave Trader, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Nordak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to protect his home

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp).

Description: He wears just a black suit. He carries a battered shield and tarnished shortspear as well. His black crest is long and unkept. He has red eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Shedinn's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Katherine was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1500 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp).

Description: A 5'0" western woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her black hair down. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the west to a Locksmith, Azza learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Detective, but she was a colossal failure. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Locksmith responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1 Simple lock.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Junk Dealer; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears grey trousers with brown and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats, marred by teas. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gray eyes and a white hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He got into the Herbalist business at a young age. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and balancing his hectic life and new herbalist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 180 pp. Sard (30 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times, and is pretty ugly. Her white hair is lengthy. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Buckler.