Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a shortbow on her belt. Her fur is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shifting fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Average lock.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Gurdis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her fur is orange and curly. She has green eyes.

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. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She has a very tight haircut. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Virra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured and is in decent physical shape. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 20 gp. Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has worked as a Ploughman like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His red fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are yellow.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Barrister arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Mary and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Malachite (15 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Sybil 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 came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by lycanthropy.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 150 gp.