Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She has slicked back golden hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Andraste enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bricklayer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 sp. Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This woman is dressed in an above average manner. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She is baby faced.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Therlin isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses like a well dressed Scribe does. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Scribe. She's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She carries with her a set of rapiers on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Panana isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Born in the north to a Shepherd, Panana learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a detective again

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 350 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His fur, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Sun hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. Sun enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 cp. Coral (110 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a black coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the west to a Carpenter, Skamos learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp.