Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks. Her white fur is thinning but still full. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. 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. Silent fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, green shirt, and brown tie. His orange fur is singed and shortened. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Peridot (20 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: He wears a simple grey robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Herbalist profession.

History: Nicholas lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing a long, yellow cloak. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Mara was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her childhood dream was to be a Laborer, but she was a colossal failure. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 6000 sp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tan Stetson hat and tan clothes and is in decent physical shape. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is scarred and worn.

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 is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She worked as a nervous Bookbinder and found it very stressful. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She has wavy auburn hair. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She is dressed in earthy colors with a red and white handkerchief worn on her left side. Her auburn hair is cut short. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born in the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. Being a Miller kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 280 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Claira speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Claira never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Thunderstones. 2 Alchemist’s fire.