Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 45000 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His orange fur is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. At a young age his mother died while driving off some giants. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in trident use. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Solid gold idol (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her ears are large.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Shepherd. Claira is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and doesn't want to be a shepherd and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears tattered old clothes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His golden hair is still thick. His eyes are violet.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Solomon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 220 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a green cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings and is in decent physical shape. She wears a colorful flower in her copper crest. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kadana grew up listening to her mother's many stories. A gifted student she started as a Sculptor, but she got bored and became a Farmer. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Farmer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: To protect her home; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Hematite (14 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His bronze crest is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rose (60 gp). Jade (100 gp). Peridot (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, green cloak. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Anakis lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Anakis was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Baker responsibilities is difficult; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a black shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has no crest. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the east to a Map Maker, Artin learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 140 gp.