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 white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Sage. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To be a Unemployed again; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. Onyx (40 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her brown fur is lengthy. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

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. Shifting is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. Pink pearl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears just a yellow suit. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. 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 shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Diggory grew up listening to his father's many stories. Diggory abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He wears his brown hair up. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are white.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: He is a Maurezhi in disguise. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Brogg was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. 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: He loathes his own lifestyle; and balancing his hectic life and new body guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2200 gp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is typically in his Cook uniform. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Cook. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Hematite (5 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small white clips. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. A true patriot, Chenna would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. A freak accident while working with her Jeweler father left her crippled. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Chenna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses like a well dressed Soapmaker does and is in decent physical shape. His head has been shaved. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 160 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length orange fur. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 40 pp.