Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is auburn and very short. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Galiena hails from a village terrorized by illithids. 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. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sailor.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Job, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 8000 gp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears an entirely yellow suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Sellsword profession.

History: Anthony lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears dull green sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sai, just in case. Her dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Soapmaker. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She struck the Soapmaker job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the south to a Engraver, Trey learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Engraver. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Carpenter they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Engraver, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Engraver responsibilities is difficult; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears bulky white painted plate armor. She has shaved her head bald. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

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 is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Vanchu was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Server

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 800 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Spy but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

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. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 pp. Obsidian (16 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Pink diamond (4000 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Azurite (16 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gifted student she started as a Mercenary, but she got bored and became a Brewer. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and balancing her hectic life and new brewer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. White pearl (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.