Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses like a well dressed Herbalist does. Her hair is short and blonde. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Althaea was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Althaea 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 Althaea. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 800 sp. Amethyst (40 gp). 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'8". She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her silver crest is heavily combed to the left. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She found a children's book about a Dragonborn Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly monstrous two handed axes and falchions. Her hair is long and black with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small violet clips. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ridaro 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 Ridaro. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Insomniac, Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her lance with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has no hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He takes great joy in being the best Bellfounder in town.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has worked as a Bellfounder like his mother before him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and balancing his hectic life and new bellfounder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 cp. Coral (50 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with white slacks. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Andry was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered orcs who tried to eat her hand. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a violet coat. She has a very tight haircut. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Theirastra was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Stylist born in the past three hundred years. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a Herbalist, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears baggy blue pantaloons and a red scarf. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 20 gp.