Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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 born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tharivol fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp).

Description: An older woman who dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is still thick. She has green eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Bricklayer profession.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bethrynna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and balancing her hectic life and new body guard responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a yellow coat. She has chestnut hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'0". He wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and his gloved hand is found clutching a monstrous two handed axe. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Fortune-teller. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 170 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.