Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the right. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Ahlyssa hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, green shirt, and brown tie. His hair is golden and very short. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Banded mail.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with red slacks. He has a very tight haircut. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Charles was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Butcher again; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 20000 cp. Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Coral (140 gp).

Description: An older woman who likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants, she is not a threatening figure. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Baker 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. Melissa 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 Melissa. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.