Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a red coat with tan slacks, marred by sweets. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears just a white suit. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a green shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has no crest. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and grey handkerchief worn on her right side. She carries with her a set of shields on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her broad blue hat.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Theirastra grew up listening to her father's many stories. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Brewer. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theirastra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Brewer responsibilities is difficult; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a brown coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He keeps his long orange fur kept up in a rat tail. His half smiles and yellow eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Shadow was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Shadow liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He's also a talented Painter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull yellow iron scale mail, and carries sais. Her blue hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Gomory enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He has no crest. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Through the years after Shamash was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Shamash's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a shipwright and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (14 gp).

Description: A 3'3" western woman, she is typically in her Mayor uniform. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her first spouse was a Junk Dealer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 sp.