Description: 4'1" and muscular, this northern woman wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the east to a Apothecary, Shax learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Shax liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Apothecary for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'2". He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, and his gloved hand is found clutching a flail. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 9000 cp. Rose (50 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull violet iron scale mail. Her cinnamon fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Dagger will drive conversation. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Born in the north to a Blacksmith, Dagger learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She found a children's book about a Tabaxi Bard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2200 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.