Description: A middle-aged man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze, and is pretty ugly. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a great chef.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Rose (80 gp).

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and she perpetually has her falchion ready. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She is baby faced.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Tailor born in the past three hundred years. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Jet (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Shoemaker they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Banker, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 220 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Eye agate (7 gp).

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has worked as a Bookbinder like her mother before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man very much looks the part of a Brewer. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead 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 seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gifted student he started as a Spy, but he got bored and became a Brewer. He struck the Brewer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Brewer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Scribe kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a simple green robe with tan stripes complete with hood. He has moderate length white hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Ahrim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 190 pp. Coral (40 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.