Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her first spouse was a Blacksmith, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, black shirt, and pastel tie. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

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: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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 Locksmith. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to be a slave trader again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a sai and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a black Stetson hat and black clothes. She keeps her long blue hair kept up in a rat tail. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Standing 3'3", this man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He got into the Apothecary business at a young age. After coming to the age of reason, Glim took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 4'1" and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 180 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a husky woman, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her red crest is braided into rings. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect her home

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Full Plate.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He usually wears his grey robe and has his falchion always slung over his shoulder. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Guard profession.

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. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Soapmaker for hire.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 150 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp).

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She keeps her copper crest in a pixie cut. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Quespa grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Quespa. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp).