Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Agatha wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Adept, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 15000 cp.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. She has a very tight haircut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Bolhild is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her first spouse was a Shepherd, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and regain custody of her son

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. She has a hunchback. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. After coming to the age of reason, Oriel took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is dressed in earthy colors with a black and brown handkerchief worn on her right side. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 sp. Azurite (15 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her red fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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 is greedy; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Selfish. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Born to a Stableman, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bounty Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a violet shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He is portly but not overly obese. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 12000 sp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.