Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has no hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a fancy brown dress. Her hair is long and black with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small brown clips. She is baby faced.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Rohesia took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up shield and armor she uses now. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a roofer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: An older man who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a Carter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Carter. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Smokesticks. 4 Holy water.

Description: This western woman is typically in her Dyer uniform. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Dyer for hire.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a hunchback. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Dyer. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Nedda was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Tailor, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His brown fur is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Carpenter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Carpenter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Smoking was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he wants revenge against brigands

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Red spinel (40 gp).

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery, and carries morningstars. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 9. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a architect again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is dressed in earthy colors with a red and white handkerchief worn on her right side. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 20 pp. Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fortune-teller. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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. At a young age her mother died while driving off some gnolls. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in greatsword use. 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. Faral fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Sard (20 gp).