Description: This northern man wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is still thick. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed violet hat.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Ralf lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'5". He is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and red handkerchief worn on his left side, and his gloved hand is found clutching a warhammer. His hair is silver and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He worked as a nervous Roofer and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp).

Description: She wears brown trousers with red and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is physically well-built. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Adventurer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Adventurer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 600 gp. Coral (50 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a large yellow jacket and is in decent physical shape. She has shaved her head bald. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her small yellow hat.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1500 sp.