Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ahvain does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

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. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Alexandrite (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has a hunchback. She has wavy brown hair. Her eyes are silver and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Anakis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Sailor for the past few years.

Motivation: Revenge; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 5'8", this woman very much looks the part of a Tailor. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Tailor business.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a dilettante again

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).

Description: 5'6" and muscular, this northern woman wears baggy white pantaloons and a black scarf. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a green shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Her first spouse was a Beggar, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Jet (130 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her fur, while still mostly beige, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. He has no fur. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. 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: Flame was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Merchant again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Rose (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).