Description: This woman stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She likes to wear black tank tops with violet skirt. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 20000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Military, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this eastern woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Iolite (20 gp). White pearl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She keeps her long cinnamon fur kept up in a rat tail. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She bought a greataxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 17000 gp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp).

Description: She wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. She is baby faced.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1400 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His white fur is knotted and matted. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Cloud embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Jade (120 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Sard (80 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 6'6" western man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His beige fur is singed and shortened. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a great chef.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Engraver. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Priest. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and balancing his hectic life and new engraver responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp).