Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is silver and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Philomena hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Philomena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a red costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. A true patriot, Burto would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Amber (90 gp). Rose (40 gp). Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This woman tends to wear a large black jacket. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. Her scarlet crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

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. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. After months of barely getting by, Vezera managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 13000 sp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears silk and lounges about seductively, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is an amazing painter.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Lilith never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 60 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His yellow fur is matted, messy, and big. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shadow grew up listening to his father's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jet (130 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Jade (130 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Sard (60 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Marshal arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He then took over the family business and is one of the better Marshal for hire.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Through the years after Barendd was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Barendd's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 pp. Pink pearl (110 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Emerald (700 gp).

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her red hair is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Maynild was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 sp.