Description: He wears dull blue sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed lance, just in case. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Umpen was born the youngest of three triplets. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Miner they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Detective, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing a long, brown cloak. Her fur is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Ploughman; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 240 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'0" when asserting himself. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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: Morkral was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 6000 cp. 3 Holy water.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses like a well dressed Scribe does. He sports a flattop crest cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: The child of a Glassblower, who enjoyed hunting, Pijjirik was taken on many hunting expeditions. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Glassblower again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 230 pp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. Her long lavender fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Kite was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 7000 sp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). White opal (600 gp).

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the left. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

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 able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and usually wears his black robe and has his sickle always slung over his shoulder. His crest is bronze and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has worked as a Barrister like his father before him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a barrister and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. She wears a yellow coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her hair is brown and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a blue coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Quillathe hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Revenge; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 pp. Rose (40 gp). White opal (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Sard (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp).