Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying east to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 20 pp. Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a long, green cloak. He wears his purple hair down. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Guard they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Crown-heir, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He is content; and doesn't want to be a crown-heir and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: An older man who tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy black hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Geoffrey lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student he started as a Bowyer, but he got bored and became a Sage. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep green spinel (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears baggy white pantaloons and a black scarf. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 gp.