Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. 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 terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a green tunic with brown highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is singed and shortened. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Mamnen alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has no crest. His eyes are gold.

Personality: Kerkad hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. 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: He was raised by priests from a young age. His first spouse was a Roofer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Moss agate (4 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. He sports a flattop hair cut. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: An older man who wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a trident, but if one is not available he will default to his kukri, he is not a threatening figure. His long blue hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are black and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Nicor speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Born to a Dyer, his father struggled to pay the bills. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (9 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His brown hair is knotted and matted. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears tattered old clothes, he is not a threatening figure. His red crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Sage. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He became a Sage soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Slave Trader born in the past three hundred years. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Mardred hails from a village terrorized by goblins. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Mardred took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up halberd and armor she uses now. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and many goblins want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Nature, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 150 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp).