Description: An older woman who wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing, she is not a threatening figure. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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: Gifted from a young age, Nissa studied abroad. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Guard. She became a Guard soon after.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Professionalism, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears just a white suit. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She got into the Guard business at a young age. Her parents were killed by goblins in a raid when she was still a young child. The goblins captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This tall, slender man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his top grey hat.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

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 is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He carries with him a set of nunchakus on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce copper eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and black handkerchief worn on his right side. He is physically well-built. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Scribe and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has moderate length rusty crest. His eyes are gold and beady.

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 receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a Courier, his mother struggled to pay the bills. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is typically in his Guard uniform. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He got into the Guard business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Layabout, but he got bored and became a Guard. He struck the Guard job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blue hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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 wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She wears her brown hair down. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her feathered black hat.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 140 gp. 4 Antitoxin.