Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She sports brown long hair. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Through the years after Avice was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Avice's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a large white jacket. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Karash studied abroad. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Karash's homeland. Karash decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. She sports red long hair. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Hlin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and doesn't want to be a performer and was forced into it by her family

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is portly but not overly obese. Her gray fur is still thick. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of a Sage, who enjoyed hunting, Ethereal was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Disease, Lazy. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and blue robe with the hood down. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Gale enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 330 gp.