Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his whip with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a simple tan robe with violet stripes complete with hood. She has golden hair. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Banker. She struck the Banker job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her fur, while still mostly orange, has prominent grey streaks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. After coming to the age of reason, Five took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has worked as a Bookbinder like her mother before her.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Baker. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. Her black eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Lilith was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Lilith was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 sp. Jet (110 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tabaxi culture. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Adventurer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Blacksmith, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 250 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Hematite (8 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a violet tunic with red highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Williamina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Revenge; and to be a brewer again

Flaws: Selfish, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. She is portly but not overly obese. She has green crest. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 sp. A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Healer. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Healer for the past few years.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp.