Description: She is a husky woman, who typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. Her beige fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Serpent embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Serpent was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Scribe. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; 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: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 50 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears an entirely tan suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Antinua fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 600 sp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp).

Description: A 3'0" western man, he wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a halberd on his belt. His golden hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Tomi was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: Breena speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 39000 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Stableman but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Yurgunn lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 130 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. His yellow fur is still thick. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Trail hails from a village terrorized by giants. A freak accident while working with his Cartwright father left him crippled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and revenge

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a violet and white robe with the hood down. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born in the east to a Doctor, Justin learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Justin grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Justin. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 10 pp. White pearl (60 gp).

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His silver hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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 has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 140 gp.