Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her dark red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Bryseis has worked very hard to control her curse. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears long strands of amber and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Vapula hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Vapula is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Vapula hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His blue crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 12000 sp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'6". She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a lance on her belt. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Caramip was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Caramip was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Locksmith. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Caramip fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and dwarven compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: A 5'11" eastern woman, she wears baggy black pantaloons and a yellow scarf. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Born in the east to a Baker, Orianna learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to be a beggar again

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His black crest, when down, is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Nadarr's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a pastel coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. She is physically well-built. She wears her yellow fur up. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

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. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: In love, Rich, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Jasper (20 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Obsidian (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Jasper (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His brown fur is thinning but still full. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Shivering abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. During his travels, Shivering and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Shivering discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Shivering fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Moss agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.