Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a mercenary again

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Golden pearl (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His blue hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and is pretty ugly. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Cairn is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly spears and daggers. His fur, while still mostly cinnamon, has prominent grey streaks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Pelt lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tabaxi conditions. Being a Marshal kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Raer was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears baggy black pantaloons and a yellow scarf. She carries with her a set of rapiers on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her long purple hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kasdeya 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: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 150 pp. Red spinel (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat and is in decent physical shape. His fur is beige and curly. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 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: He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants, and he perpetually has his scythe ready. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born into a rich family. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Takra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a pastel tunic with black highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her brown fur is knotted and matted. Her copper eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Elegant's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Gifted from a young age, Elegant studied abroad. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She tends to her Ploughman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp.