Description: He is lean but muscular and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: An older woman who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat, she is not a threatening figure. She has wavy blonde hair. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a Performer, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This woman wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. Her black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Bather again.

Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He keeps his black fur in a pixie cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Pelt is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a tanner and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Rich, In love, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.