Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears blue trousers with black and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was born in the west. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Valanthe grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Valanthe. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Valanthe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small red clips. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: He wears a simple brown robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. He has wavy beige fur. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the north to a Servant, Right-Handed learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Servant and found it very stressful. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His auburn hair is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Gûnd is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gûnd grew up listening to his mother's many stories. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is dressed in an above average manner. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His blue hair is still thick. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines silver.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

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: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a simple brown robe with tan stripes complete with hood. She has white hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Gunnloda was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gunnloda fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Healer. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 cp.