Description: An older woman who is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, she is not a threatening figure. She sports red long hair. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. After a long history of fighting, Emeny and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He carries with him a set of whips, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His blonde hair is lengthy. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. A true patriot, Boddynock would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'0" when asserting himself. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Trym enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 gp. Blue quartz (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her long bronze crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 89. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Map Maker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Has a crush, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 70 pp. Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying west to reunite her family. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear flannel, and is pretty ugly. His white crest, when down, is lengthy. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Junk Dealer.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 13000 sp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp).

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears a colorful flower in his bronze crest. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Bowyer father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her bow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the south to a Bricklayer, Tyna learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bricklayer. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Selfish, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 800 pp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Fisher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 gp.