Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Spice Merchant. 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 was born several months after her father was called into army service. A freak accident while working with her Mayor father left her crippled. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown Stetson hat and brown clothes, and carries swords. His black hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Roofer. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. A gifted student he started as a Body Guard, but he got bored and became a Roofer. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and expand his business

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She carries with her a set of sais on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp.