Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Vanchu lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, In love. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His gold crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A freak accident while working with his Sculptor mother left him crippled. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jak grew up listening to his father's many stories. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (80 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of giants

Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 sp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: 4'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Paelias was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Mortician and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Assassin again.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses like a well dressed Shepherd does. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He got into the Shepherd business at a young age. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Grûblik grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Grûblik. He's also a talented Armorer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She has chestnut hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her black eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Terse, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His black fur is heavily combed to the left. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tabaxi in existence. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 80 pp. Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.