Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. His orange fur is singed and shortened. His copper eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He married young, but lost his spouse to drow. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears long strands of topaz and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears an entirely grey suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a great chef.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull tan iron scale mail. Her red hair is well kept. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is obsessed with her god.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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: She feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 cp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp).

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a great chef.

History: Jillian was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His silver crest has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in the east. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Disease, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep green spinel (160 gp).