Description: This man is typically in his Mercenary uniform. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He became a Mercenary soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 8000 cp. Eye agate (15 gp).

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants, and carries shortspears. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Bertram has worked very hard to control his curse. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and is pretty ugly. Her black hair is well kept. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is a Dilettante first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her childhood dream was to be a Fortune-teller, but she was a colossal failure. She's also a talented Fortune-teller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new dilettante responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears long strands of amethyst and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bounty Hunter responsibilities is difficult; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has blonde hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: Dimble speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student he started as a Layabout, but he got bored and became a Fletcher. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, yellow shirt, and red tie. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his black eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He bought a sai and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 12000 sp. Black pearl (500 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Amber (130 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Jade (130 gp). Rose (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 white hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She wears a black top hat and black clothes. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Engong has worked very hard to control her curse. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and tan robe with the hood down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Azaki was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Hematite (16 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Citrine (50 gp).