Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is red and curly. This black eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bryseis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 16000 sp. Moonstone (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: An older man who likes to wear black tank tops with violet pants, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a colorful flower in his copper crest. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a yellow coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has achieved small success as a Performer.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 110 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Suhnae was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has no hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Justin embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Justin was born on a far eastern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Dilettante. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 150 gp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears professional attire. She is physically well-built. She wears her auburn hair down. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Emma hails from a village terrorized by illithids. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Emma was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears skinny pants and wears a green and black robe with the hood down. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Sailor arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her first spouse was a Bookbinder, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Heward lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has achieved small success as a Herbalist.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1300 sp.