Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His black hair is thinning but still full. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his long beige fur kept up in a rat tail. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Jade was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Enna abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. After a long history of fighting, Eldeth and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 250 gp.