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: He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. He carries a battered kukri and tarnished sai as well. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Roge's homeland. Roge decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a grey scarf. She is physically well-built. She has done her best to style her beige fur to look like a famous performer. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

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 has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Adventurer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her first spouse was a Layabout, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor, and carries shortspears. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 70 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: Standing 5'11", this man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'11" and wears a tan shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and brown pants. Her hair is short and blonde. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Althaea liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bricklayer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Soapmaker, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and balancing her hectic life and new soapmaker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears professional attire. Her white fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Emerald has worked very hard to control her curse. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Amethyst (120 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears dull green sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed crossbow, just in case. Her blue hair is greasy and uncared for. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson green hat.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She worked as a nervous Fortune-teller and found it very stressful. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 280 gp.