Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a Dilettante first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is an epitome of beauty. His golden hair is lengthy. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears his silver hair up. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her crest is green and very short. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Gesrethe alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. Her hair is white and curly. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Gifted from a young age, Quilla studied abroad. Her mother 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: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 11000 sp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He takes great joy in being the best Courier in town.

History: Halander hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying west to reunite his family. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 50000 cp. Golden pearl (80 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.