Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Aline is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Aline hails from a village terrorized by giants. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 12000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She has shaved her head bald. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Antinua was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with green slacks. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Spy. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her childhood dream was to be a Masseuse, but she was a colossal failure. She has worked as a Spy like her mother before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new spy responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Amethyst (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Jet (130 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His fur is cut close to his head. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Beast was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Adventurer. He struck the Adventurer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and to be a unemployed again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 22000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her white hair is long and unkept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She very much looks the part of a Scribe. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her scarlet crest is lengthy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a bather again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his small tan hat.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He takes great joy in being the best Roofer in town.

History: Aramil was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Aramil was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 11000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.