Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Nordak enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Nordak has worked very hard to control his curse. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a greatsword, but if one is not available she will default to her warhammer. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Eleanor is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Eleanor lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 30 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her crest is black and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Jaxi was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and balancing her hectic life and new beggar responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her head has been shaved. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 sp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her tied-back hair is auburn. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 160 gp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp). 4 Acid flasks.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His crest is short and gold. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Healer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. Zircon (40 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her hair is blue and curly. Her eyes are black and beady.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Performer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and he perpetually has his spear ready. His yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Shifting embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Unemployed arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.