Description: She wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. She is portly but not overly obese. Her red fur is unkempt and raggedy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is portly but not overly obese. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. 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: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. She's also a talented Cartwright, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 120 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Kithri's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her first spouse was a Shoemaker, they had one daughter, 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 brother's freedom.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hadwisa grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Hadwisa. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and she perpetually has her greataxe ready. She has silver hair. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1700 sp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Coral (90 gp). Jet (90 gp).

Description: 3'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses like a well dressed Performer does. Her tied-back hair is red. She has amber eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Performer. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born in the north to a Performer, Marigold learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Debt. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She tends to her Shepherd job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. She has styled her gold crest well, parting it to the right. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. A true patriot, Biri would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to be a roofer again

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her white crest is braided into rings. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Chassath alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Revenge; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp.