Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a hunchback. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his top violet hat.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Lewis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants to get laid.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, marred by chocolates. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. His ears are large.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Bookbinder profession.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Artin grew up listening to her father's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to be a bookbinder again

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2900 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her crest is short and black. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he very much looks the part of a Tailor. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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 was born on a small isolated farm. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 140 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His white hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Morkral fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a violet coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head, and is pretty ugly. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Egelina grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 150 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with white slacks. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He comes from a rich western family. 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Performer for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new performer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 80 gp.