Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. With bright black hair. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. The war was a terrible time for her, and Nikki does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in the north. When Nikki reached her early adolescence her Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears skinny pants and wears a black and green robe with the hood down. His black hair is still thick. His eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vassago grew up listening to his father's many stories. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is an epitome of beauty. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Oppleby is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He struck the Painter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and balancing his hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a simple yellow robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Priest. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and many dire rats want her driven away

Flaws: Sensitive, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 1. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Horhog has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp).

Description: She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a trident, but if one is not available she will default to her kukri. She carries a battered trident and tarnished kukri as well. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her red hair is wavy and long. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Sellsword. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To be a Body Guard again; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, and carries morningstars. He has done his best to style his beige fur to look like a famous performer. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sun fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and dwarven compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. He is portly but not overly obese. His fur is orange, silky, and of moderate length. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 500 sp.