Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a simple red robe with black stripes complete with hood. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Paela hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 900 gp. Onyx (40 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Jade (60 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He tends to his Locksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears professional attire. Her bronze crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Revenge; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he usually wears his tan robe and has his scythe always slung over his shoulder. He has moderate length white hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Namfoodle grew up listening to his father's many stories. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 31000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

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. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's also a talented Barrister, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly ceremonial daggers and longswords. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Anthony lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Scribe hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She wears professional attire. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her tied-back hair is golden. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Tagga was born with her father's beautiful face. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. 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 is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Server hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.