Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Shepherd born in the past three hundred years. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 90 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp).

Description: A 3'2" northern woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. She has blue eyes and a red hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Assassin profession.

History: Born in the north to a Fisher, Dee learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 6 Acid flasks.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has black hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Gifted from a young age, Verna studied abroad. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Ahvain was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears professional attire. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scythes and axes. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Brewer who has hired him part-time. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Brewer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His white crest is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Erdan grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Tordek lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.