Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a Bounty Hunter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He bought a hand crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is portly but not overly obese. He has wavy brown hair. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a Armorer, his father struggled to pay the bills. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Body Guard. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Forgetful, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 900 pp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Rose (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Jet (70 gp). Hematite (4 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He usually wears his blue robe and has his trident always slung over his shoulder. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 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 (90 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a fancy pastel suit. His cinnamon fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. The war was a terrible time for him, and Cloak does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are brown and beady.

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

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Orla was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 10000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is wearing a long, yellow cloak. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Raymond 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: Regain custody of his son; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 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 (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.