Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Shanairla was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her small yellow hat.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Anne enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Gimgen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Gimgen has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His orange fur is long and unkept. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born in the north to a Bellfounder, Smoking learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 5000 cp. Moss agate (10 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her blue crest is matted, messy, and big. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Ermina is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Jade (160 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather, and he perpetually has his sai ready. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Riswynn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Riswynn 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. Riswynn was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Riswynn decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 110 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Banded mail.