Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad violet hat.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He got into the Performer business at a young age. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a violet shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and green pants, and carries hand crossbows. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and white handkerchief worn on her left side, and she perpetually has her hammer ready. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Eloise lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eloise fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 17000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a shortspear on her belt. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small grey clips. She has gleaming, smiling blue 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. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. In her youth she was a Masseuse, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anbera fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Vanchu is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Vanchu was born with her father's beautiful face. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is typically in her Servant uniform. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She worked as a nervous Servant and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Servant.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He stands about 4'11" and wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His tied-back hair is black. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: The child of a Baker, who enjoyed hunting, Mindartis was taken on many hunting expeditions. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Roofer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His beige fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Edge was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Crown-heir. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears just a blue suit. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She got into the Layabout business at a young age. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 cp.