Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. Her hair is red and very short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Nikki and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears tattered old clothes. She has moderate length silver hair. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born in the south to a Merchant, Anakis learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to be a sculptor again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a very tight haircut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears his golden hair down. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 sp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 20 gp. Onyx (20 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a pastel coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His black fur is thinning but still full. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with his Spy mother left him crippled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A 6'4" northern woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a black and blue handkerchief worn on her left side. Her hair is white and curly. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep black.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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: Makaria was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Fisher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: She wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has a very tight haircut. She has brown eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Locksmith for hire.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She tends to wear a large tan jacket. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Thiala was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Thiala decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

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 to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 80 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp).