Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Being a Bounty Hunter kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2900 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp).

Description: He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Raam enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His first spouse was a Healer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Addict, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He carries with him a set of axes on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His hair is blonde and curly. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: The child of a Jeweler, who enjoyed hunting, Hork was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: She is wearing a long, black cloak. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears her white hair down. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Volen is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Volen was born the youngest of three triplets. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Marshal. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 8000 sp. Red spinel (130 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. A gifted student he started as a Soapmaker, but he got bored and became a Tanner. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To protect his home; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 700 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a pastel collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His gray fur, when down, is lengthy. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Jade (130 gp). Sard (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. 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 feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Azurite (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has hazel eyes.

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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sweet was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 16000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp).

Description: He wears dull yellow sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed longsword, just in case, and carries longswords. He has no hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 gp.