Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Fire opal (600 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears his rusty crest up. He has red eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is a great chef.

History: Sethrekar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Barber, but he got bored and became a Soapmaker. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1500 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Amber (40 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, red shirt, and black tie. She has shaved her head bald. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Nagrette took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. 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. Kali fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a hammer on her belt. She wears her golden hair down. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Oda is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born in a small island village. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Justice. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears professional attire. Her rusty crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She got into the Fisher business at a young age. Through the years after Antrara was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Antrara's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He has wavy black hair. 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 is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Gifted from a young age, Mindartis studied abroad. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Sellsword work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sellsword work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 80 pp. Black star sapphire (700 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'5" when asserting himself. His crest is blue, silky, and of moderate length. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. 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 is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 80000 cp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His red crest is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Shamash was born the youngest of three triplets. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Herbalist and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.