Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Her black fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Aura is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Miller arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

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

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears a blue shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She carries with her a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. A freak accident while working with her Gardener father left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this southern woman is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ida embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gifted student she started as a Miner, but she got bored and became a Performer. She has achieved small success as a Performer.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult; and to be a miner again

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His rusty crest is smooth and relatively long. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Kerkad hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: She wears a yellow shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: She wears an entirely tan suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She is portly but not overly obese. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Priest. She's also a talented Painter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She carries a battered club and tarnished bastard sword as well. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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: She comes from a rich northern family. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She has achieved small success as a Farmer.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Farmer and was forced into it by her family; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Hematite (6 gp).

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.