Description: She wears a simple blue robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His crest, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Quarethon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a simple black robe with red stripes complete with hood. Her brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. He has styled his dark red hair well, parting it to the right. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a Guard, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Rimmon was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Rimmon's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a brown collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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 married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 sp. Silver pearl (140 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears pastel trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His orange fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Merchant who has hired him part-time. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Stylist profession.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Pyntle lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Yevelda embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. Yevelda is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp.