Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and maces. He has wavy dark red hair. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, his mother struggled to pay the bills. In his youth he was a Bellfounder, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He has blue eyes and a yellow hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Laborer responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has dyed his greying red fur a little too much giving a sharp red color. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's in love; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 13000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with green slacks. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Carlin's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman wears a brown costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Bolhild was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears dull brown sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed nunchaku, just in case. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tabaxi people; and tabaxi compassion

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Solid gold idol (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, drow burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying south to reunite her family. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1100 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: She wears professional attire. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her black hair is well kept. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'3" when asserting himself. His brass crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gold.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 gp.