Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'1" when asserting himself. His hair is blonde and very short. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: 6'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 160 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ermina grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Ermina abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'7". She wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 8. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Nogu was born with her father's beautiful face. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her long red crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

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 has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Uadjit grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and balancing her hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Standing 5'9", this woman typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. Her lavender fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Jade abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature nunchaku.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with white slacks. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears dull brown sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed dagger, just in case. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are blue.

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 afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. 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-brother.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 20 gp.