Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Farideh never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a yellow coat. His golden hair is still thick. 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 inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a great chef.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Enialis was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Fletcher. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (700 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His clothes are grease stained in places. His fur, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the east were limited. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sard (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Hematite (4 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and doesn't want to be a guard and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barber. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are green and catlike.

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 kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears just a pastel suit, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His yellow fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is brown and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Fargas is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the north to a Jeweler, Fargas learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 2'11", this man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Calcitro alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

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

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'1". He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Thoradin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 pp.