Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her purple hair is still thick. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Shax wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Wizard, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 pp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and tan handkerchief worn on his right side. He has black hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born in the east to a Baker, Manfred learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Baker for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2300 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She carries with her a set of pickaxes on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She has no hair. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Body Guard profession.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

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. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. Amber (110 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has moderate length green crest. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Glassblower arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

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 hair is red and very short. 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 a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Roondar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 260 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is chestnut and very short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Ranger who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears long strands of topaz and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Shoemaker born in the past three hundred years. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Warrior who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Good lock. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Backpack.

Description: This western woman wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 5000 sp.