Description: She wears just a tan suit. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her black hair up. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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-brother.

History: Ielenia was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He has a hunchback. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Dayereth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and balancing his hectic life and new adventurer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 sp. Amber (40 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

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. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a long, green cloak. Her black crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: Daar 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 is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Through the years after Daar was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Daar's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her green crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Furrele has worked very hard to control her curse. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She very much looks the part of a Doctor. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She struck the Doctor job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Ielenia never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, blue shirt, and grey tie. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His tied-back hair is red. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Debt, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears dull tan sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed lance, just in case. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. 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 born at the edge of vast island. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a lance and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 700 sp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.