Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Vola was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Butcher again.

Ideals: Professionalism, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, marred by teas. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sculptor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is content

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 110 gp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: 6'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She worked as a nervous Interpreter and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Seamstress again.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver pearl (100 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This younger middle-aged man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Carter mother left him crippled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'3" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Hoshgrish lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, 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 been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. He has wavy brown hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Qemuel lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Family, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She wears her red crest down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Pyxrin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. During her travels, Pyxrin and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Pyxrin discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Pyxrin fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Banker and was forced into it by her family; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He has no fur. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Religious, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.