Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Valanthe was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. Golden pearl (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. The war was a terrible time for him, and Nelkin 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 in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down. She carries with her a set of rapiers on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She has no crest. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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 son.

History: Quespa lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Tanner, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His silver unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Purson speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a scythe 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 to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the south. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Roland's homeland. Roland decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 sp. Red spinel (130 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His dark red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His red eyes peer out from beneath his feathered green hat.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. Being a Locksmith kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 60 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her morningstar with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born into a rich family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a black shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and black pants. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Mormo was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and balancing his hectic life and new sage responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat, and he perpetually has his spear ready. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Dalgal never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 sp. Jade (130 gp). Hematite (8 gp). White pearl (130 gp).