Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She sports golden long hair. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 sp. Deep green spinel (70 gp).

Description: This southern woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Guard and was forced into it by her family; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a black tunic with grey highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He became a Blacksmith soon after.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and elven compassion

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a red tunic with black highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Locksmith. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Animal Trainer profession.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He worked as a nervous Locksmith and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.