Description: She stands about 2'10" and wears a white costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Sarai wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Expert, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the north to a Blacksmith, Sarai learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp).

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She is physically well-built. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. This silver eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ea does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Ea was born with her father's beautiful face. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Bellfounder for the past few years.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Attractive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He likes to wear grey tank tops with black pants. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise blue.

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. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in the west to a Animal Trainer, Uraim learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Animal Trainer. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bellfounder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tabaxi people; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 sp. Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: This northern man wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is braided into rings. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. Jade (100 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Coral (100 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'1". She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longbow, but if one is not available she will default to her sai. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Hrathy alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear white tank tops with grey skirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'8" when asserting herself. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. She has brown eyes and a white hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Myria has worked very hard to control her curse. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's in love; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp. Jade (140 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'4" when asserting herself. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Zanna lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to protect her home

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp).

Description: A 4'2" western woman, she is dressed in an above average manner. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).