Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has no hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Rolf was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Rolf decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

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

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Tricking isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tabaxi unity. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in a small island village. A gifted student he started as a Miller, but he got bored and became a Tanner. He's also a talented Miller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: This eastern woman wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She takes great joy in being the best Spy in town.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Fisher again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her scarlet crest is matted, messy, and big. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her gray 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. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she is wearing a long, brown cloak. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kristryd grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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 wants to meet her childhood hero; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 140 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His scarlet crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Shepherd but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a black cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Tethren was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 80 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).