Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a hunchback. She has wavy black hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Avice was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Map Maker. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a beggar again

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a blue coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. 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 acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. 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: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His long cinnamon fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His yellow eyes peer out from beneath his top brown hat.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Interpreter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Shifting has worked very hard to control his curse. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Interpreter for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 is content; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Disease, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is blue and curly. She has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 16000 cp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Standing 6'5", this woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her blue hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and a deep hatred of brigands

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 takes great joy in being the best Fletcher in town.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She struck the Fletcher job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Fletcher responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a green tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her blue crest is greasy and uncared for. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 sp.