Description: He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. He is physically well-built. His hair is white and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To protect his home; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, In love, Guardian. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His beige fur is heavily combed to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. 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 in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a grey vest and prefers tan and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Elysande enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Elysande took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up morningstar and armor she uses now. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'10" when asserting herself. She sports brown long hair. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Through the years after Herleva was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Herleva's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mercenary and was forced into it by her family; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Jade (150 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly quarterstaffs and greatswords. Her crest is short and rusty. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Beggar profession.

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. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She wears a white deerstalker hat and white clothes. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Shautha liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. After a long history of fighting, Shautha and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She usually wears her black robe and has her scimitar always slung over her shoulder. She keeps her purple hair in a pixie cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep black.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: The child of a Scribe, who enjoyed hunting, Bune was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her childhood dream was to be a Scribe, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she would like to get married and retire

Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Yurgunn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Yurgunn was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Bather. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her tied-back hair is auburn. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Jarana will drive conversation. She uses divination through singing.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. 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 was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 sp.