Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her silver crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Farideh is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Farideh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert, Gifted. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. 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: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. 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 ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Fletcher for the past few years.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Damaia lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Damaia has worked very hard to control her curse. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Sculptor again.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a hunchback. She has black hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. Now she works as a dancing tutor during her time off.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has moderate length green crest. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Interpreter. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Interpreter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Interpreter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Recently the stress of being a Interpreter has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is golden and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Faral was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. Her hair is black and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 5000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle and is in decent physical shape. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, blue shirt, and brown tie, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His blue crest is long and unkept. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Quarethon never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 13000 cp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Climber’s kit.