Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing a long, yellow cloak. He has moderate length brown hair. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gerald does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and 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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a red vest and prefers black and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Hupe was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 340 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Superior lock.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'7". She wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars, and her gloved hand is found clutching a dagger. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To protect her home; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Slave, Guardian. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She keeps her beige fur in a pixie cut. Her yellow eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Art has worked very hard to control her curse. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 360 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a grey shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This eastern man wears baggy brown pantaloons and a green scarf. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has done his best to style his black fur to look like a famous performer. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Lone was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and elven compassion

Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 3'9". She wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down, and her gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. 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: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1700 sp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears just a pastel suit. Her beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Tree alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a simple black robe with red stripes complete with hood. His blonde hair is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of a Stylist, who enjoyed hunting, Braak was taken on many hunting expeditions. Braak liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a rapier and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1 Everburning torch.