Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His hair is short and silver. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: He stands about 6'4" and wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a pickaxe, but if one is not available he will default to his bastard sword. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His copper crest is singed and shortened. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 60000 cp. Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a large pastel jacket. She is portly but not overly obese. Her fur is cinnamon, silky, and of moderate length. She has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Ethereal was born with her father's beautiful face. Ethereal liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze, and carries glaives. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Guard. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'7" and is renowned for her bright yellow dresses and hats. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Born in the east to a Dyer, Aline learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Dyer responsibilities is difficult; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 320 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). 3 Thunderstones.

Description: She stands about 6'1" and usually wears her brown robe and has her warhammer always slung over her shoulder. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her fur is lavender and very short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are yellow.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Edge liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; 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

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears an entirely red suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished shield as well. He has a very tight haircut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Crowbar.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a great chef.

History: The child of a Performer, who enjoyed hunting, Nicholas was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is dark red and very short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Ishte was born with her father's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shipwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.