Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is red and curly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She takes great joy in being the best Body Guard in town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Melissa grew up listening to her father's many stories. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Body Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Body Guard work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her orange fur is greasy and uncared for. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tabaxi in existence. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has achieved small success as a Butcher.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Justice, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and tan pants and is in decent physical shape. His golden hair is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Animal Trainer. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 gp. White pearl (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears skinny pants and wears a brown and tan robe with the hood down and is in decent physical shape. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'0" and wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bather hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bather for hire.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to be a baker again

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Brewer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ilanis is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Brewer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She tends to her Brewer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Amethyst (90 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, marred by sweets. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Shava enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She got into the Ruler business at a young age. When Shava reached her early adolescence her Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She's also a talented Laborer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears his black hair up. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a Map Maker, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has no hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1900 sp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp).