Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is black and very short. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Mardnab hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mardnab fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

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 long beige fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are copper and beady.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: She comes from a rich western family. 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 recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Azurite (11 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a yellow collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is cut close to his head. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her longbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her longbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length gray fur. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and doesn't want to be a miner and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Family, Rich, In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 160 pp. Citrine (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is short and brown. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and half-orc compassion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 sp. Sard (20 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a fancy green dress. She keeps her rusty crest in a flapper bob. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the north to a Animal Trainer, Gesrethe learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Animal Trainer. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a white vest and prefers brown and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Cartwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'1". She wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. Her white hair is long and unkept. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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. 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: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Egelina was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Egelina's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her red crest, when down, is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.