Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is portly but not overly obese. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Aelar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Aelar was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 pp. Azurite (14 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He keeps his rusty crest in a pixie cut. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kriv fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a large white jacket and is in decent physical shape. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform After a long history of fighting, Thar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She wears a blue shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and green pants. She has slicked back red hair. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Panana grew up listening to her father's many stories. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Terse, Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His fur is brown and curly. This copper eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. 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: He was raised in a forest tribe. Cloud was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Apothecary. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cloud fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 11000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp).

Description: She sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sickle, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her head has been shaved. Her ears are large.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Tailor. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Tailor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 800 gp. Jasper (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Coral (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her brown hair is lengthy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Valanthe grew up listening to her father's many stories. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 200 gp.