Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. She has wavy auburn hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Meriele was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Slave Trader. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a grey coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Blacksmith but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears her red fur down. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Drifting never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 7000 gp. White opal (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Jade (110 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Hematite (14 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Jet (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a blue shirt, with a pastel mid length skirt with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She carries with her a set of pickaxes on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Butcher. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 has worked as a Butcher like her father before her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Amber (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Sard (40 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is typically in his Animal Trainer uniform. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He worked as a nervous Animal Trainer and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1400 pp. Banded agate (9 gp). Rose (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Amber (150 gp). White opal (600 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp).

Description: She likes to wear brown tank tops with black skirt, and she perpetually has her hand crossbow ready. Her cinnamon fur is thinning but still full. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Tanner who has hired her part-time. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. At some point she was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Healer; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 11000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. He has auburn hair. He has violet eyes and a white hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Hogar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born in the south. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1100 pp. Red garnet (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp).