Description: This younger middle-aged man wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a trident, but if one is not available he will default to his shortspear, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is cut close to his head. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Vonbin never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2900 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Ridaro lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp).

Description: She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear flannel. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Tawar was born the youngest of three triplets. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Tawar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 pp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Jade (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a green costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 wears his white crest up. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His parents enrolled him in a Bard school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing a long, grey cloak. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. After months of barely getting by, Alex managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. Her tied-back hair is white. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Gurdis is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Gurdis was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.