Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears his silver crest up. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shepherd who has hired him part-time. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 6'2" western woman, she wears professional attire. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She has silver eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Crown-heir hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Verin and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 9000 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Pink diamond (8000 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Rose (70 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).

Description: Standing 5'0", this woman wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. She has moderate length silver hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Malquis abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. After coming to the age of reason, Ownka took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Bather again; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 pp. Hematite (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. He has wavy brass crest. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Bather like his father before him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she usually wears her yellow robe and has her lance always slung over her shoulder. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, pastel cloak. She is physically well-built. Her fur is black and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are yellow.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents were killed by goblins in a raid when she was still a young child. The goblins captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Selfish, Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Chalcedony (70 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.