Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, brown shirt, and yellow tie. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is baby faced.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has done his best to style his lavender fur to look like a famous performer. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tabaxis in Flame's homeland. Flame decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Flame never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 7000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp).

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'9" when asserting herself. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the north to a Blacksmith, Baelitae learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1800 sp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. His brown hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bricklayer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bricklayer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Bricklayer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Red garnet (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a very tight haircut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Nature, In love. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her kukri with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has done her best to style her red fur to look like a famous performer. Her yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears blue trousers with grey and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 10000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Beggar profession.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She likes to wear grey tank tops with brown skirt. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her red hair is cut short. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Artin grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Artin. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 120 pp. 4 Antitoxin.