Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. With wild auburn hair. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Baker father left her crippled. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Insane, Selfish, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 17000 gp. Golden pearl (120 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Rose (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Sard (60 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has a very tight haircut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He worked as a nervous Locksmith and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Locksmith for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a gardener again

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Architect. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is an amazing painter.

History: Diggory hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Architect responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Howard hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A freak accident while working with his Bricklayer father left him crippled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull tan iron scale mail. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Hobart was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Hunter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Sard (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 3'0", this woman wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She wears her brown hair down. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Adventurer for hire.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp).