Description: This woman wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the right. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Barkeep arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Jade (160 gp).

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He carries a battered bow and tarnished lance as well. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Elaim was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 5000 cp. Black pearl (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp).

Description: 4'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. She wears her silver hair down. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 3'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has worked as a Soapmaker like his mother before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sard (50 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Sard (50 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Rose (50 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is obsessed with her god.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has shaved his head bald. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Lazy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: He wears long strands of jet and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.