Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His chestnut hair is still thick. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a red coat with white slacks. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Naivara was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Naivara decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull violet iron scale mail, and she perpetually has her falchion ready. Her brown hair is still thick. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Through the years after Kathra was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Kathra's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kathra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish, Insane. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Cecily was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Tanner responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sculptor. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Sculptor born in the past three hundred years. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is typically in his Servant uniform. His cinnamon fur is singed and shortened. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines copper.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Servant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Servant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Being a Servant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears skinny pants and wears a black and violet robe with the hood down. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. Being a Herbalist kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: An older woman who wears silk and lounges about seductively, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 80 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.