Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her eyes are silver.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She refers to her adoptive mother 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Adventurer and was forced into it by her family; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her hair is dark red and very short. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She refers to her adoptive mother 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: 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 south. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and balancing her hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, black shirt, and tan tie. His head has been shaved. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants, and is pretty ugly. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Blacksmith father left her crippled. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'5". He dresses like a well dressed Adventurer does. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Delebean was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Delebean decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A 5'4" western man, he wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His fur is cut close to his head. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a fancy blue suit. His hair is long and golden with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born in a small desert village. 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 Fletcher. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull white iron scale mail. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Astar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). White pearl (60 gp).

Description: This western woman is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Jasmine was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 900 gp.