Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available she will default to her scythe. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has no hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to protect her home

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His golden hair is lengthy. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Feng took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up scimitar and armor he uses now. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Shepherd profession.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He's also a talented Shepherd, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a large blue jacket. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Amber (110 gp). Rose (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Jade (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 190 pp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a fancy white dress. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her childhood dream was to be a Mercenary, but she was a colossal failure. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep green spinel (70 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Apothecary business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Apothecary.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: PTSD, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2300 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a simple black robe with white stripes complete with hood. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is short and red. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a Glassblower first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and balancing his hectic life and new glassblower responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the south. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Religious, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 2 Antitoxin.