Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'9" and wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Barbena is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. After a long history of fighting, Barbena and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane, Antagonistic, Racist. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a fancy red suit. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Tod is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Tod was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and balancing his hectic life and new interpreter responsibilities is difficult

Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Criminal record, Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. His red hair is still thick. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Ruler profession.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He struck the Blacksmith job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1200 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). White pearl (40 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She carries with her a set of scythes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her white eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ishte fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Nuraval has worked very hard to control his curse. He now mingles about in high society.

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; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She likes to wear black tank tops with tan skirt. She wears her scarlet crest up. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her tied-back hair is red. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Cartwright arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Beleth was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and many goblins want her driven away

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a brown shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He takes great joy in being the best Assassin in town.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 70 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.