Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His tied-back hair is auburn. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To be a Stylist again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Carpenter. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and scythes. He wears a colorful flower in his dark red hair. His white unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Marbas never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman wears skinny pants and wears a tan and green robe with the hood down. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears professional attire. Her long beige fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. 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: Cask was born with her father's beautiful face. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Brewer. His white hair is braided into rings. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He got into the Brewer business at a young age. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Brewer for hire.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, In love, Job, Debt. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her white crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. To her fellows she 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her parents were killed by drow in a raid when she was still a young child. The drow captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3 Antitoxin.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new fisher responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has wavy chestnut hair. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has worked as a Marshal like her father before her.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear flannel. Her red crest is thinning but still full. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Havilar was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Havilar's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp.