Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Armorer, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has shaved her head bald. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2 Smokesticks.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born in a small desert village. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new butcher responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is white and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Stableman born in the past three hundred years. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Agatha lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Fisher, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Stableman for hire.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has moderate length purple hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Assassin work with an outfit from a few towns over. Assassin work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Assassin job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Assassin responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She wears her black hair down. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Anne and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a great chef.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To be a Shipwright again; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She wears white trousers with brown and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 160 gp.