Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and is pretty ugly. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. The war was a terrible time for her, and Fragrant does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Fragrant was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). White pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He keeps his beige fur in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 260 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, he is not a threatening figure. His crest is gold, silky, and of moderate length. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Shamash was born the youngest of three triplets. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 9000 gp. Red garnet (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Blue diamond (4000 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Amber (100 gp). Coral (100 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). White opal (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Coral (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a Assassin first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She worked as a nervous Assassin and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her crest is short and blue. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Sora liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Addict, Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has no 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 soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Rurik was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Rurik was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is dressed in an above average manner. With wild silver hair. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Nagrette hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 120 pp. Sard (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Azurite (11 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She keeps her cinnamon fur in a pixie cut. Her copper eyes peer out from beneath her broad brown hat.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Adventurer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Pelt and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 10 pp. White pearl (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'8". She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Pearl was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Pearl's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Pearl and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20000 cp.