Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a red coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Passionate, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He stands about 5'2" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His dark red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his white eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. After a long history of fighting, Mordai and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Zircon (30 gp).

Description: He wears a green shirt, with a red mid length shorts with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He is portly but not overly obese. He has wavy rusty crest. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Amber (90 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Jet (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'10". He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat, and his gloved hand is found clutching a club. His hair is white and curly. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He takes great joy in being the best Fletcher in town.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fletcher.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp. Fire opal (800 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a green coat with grey slacks, she is not a threatening figure. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gillyd grew up listening to her father's many stories. A freak accident while working with her Barrister father left her crippled. During her travels, Gillyd and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Gillyd discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Gillyd fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Moss agate (9 gp).

Description: She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor, and she perpetually has her dagger ready. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born into a rich family. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1600 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is short and red. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Gerard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a very tight haircut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 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; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.