Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is short and chestnut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Eberdeb was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 sp. 7 Acid flasks.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Arannis has worked very hard to control his curse. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Arannis was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 4'9", this woman is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Enna's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She is a Doppelganger in disguise. After coming to the age of reason, Enna took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'9". She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has wavy brown hair. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 320 gp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. His crest is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: An older woman who very much looks the part of a Fortune-teller, she is not a threatening figure. She has dyed her greying black fur a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears baggy red pantaloons and a green scarf. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Dee hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting illithids, the young Dee began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses like a well dressed Servant does. His long copper crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gold eyes.

Personality: Mreksh wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Servant.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new servant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Deep green spinel (120 gp).