Description: A middle-aged woman, she has the majority of her body covered in plate, and is pretty ugly. Her beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

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 seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 210 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she tends to wear a large black jacket. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. She is physically well-built. She has white hair. She has gray eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Painter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears long strands of emerald and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Stylist. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in the west to a Stylist, Vola learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Bellfounder again; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Dilettante does, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'4" when asserting himself. He has no crest. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Dilettante. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Dilettante responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 700 sp. Silver pearl (160 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing a long, white cloak. His hair is black and curly. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. After months of barely getting by, Baz managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Hunter for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Hunter responsibilities is difficult; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 sp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His blonde hair is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Doctor.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 50 gp.