Description: He is lean but muscular and wears tattered old clothes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 110 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is lengthy. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Kilvar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Family, Debt. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants, and she perpetually has her crossbow ready. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She is a Lamia in disguise. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Skoth is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Laborer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soothing and warm

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

Description: She wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. 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. Eloise fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has slicked back silver hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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: Ilde lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 pp. Red spinel (120 gp). Sard (70 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His black hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Oblar was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Scribe. 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: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Rose (40 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Jasper (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.