Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a whip on his belt. His brown hair is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady black eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Kairon abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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 desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 3'0" southern woman, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. With bright golden hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bellfounder arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 16000 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Carter born in the past three hundred years. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Carter. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Doctor they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Carter, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Carter

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

Possessions: 160 pp. Amber (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Rose (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Panana was born with her father's beautiful face. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Panana has worked very hard to control her curse. After a long history of fighting, Panana and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. Her hair is blue and very short. She has red eyes.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sorath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Emma speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Through the years after Emma was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Emma's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This woman wears an entirely black suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her silver eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She hates Tieflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Markosian alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A 4'2" western man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears his red hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make 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-sister.

History: Gifted from a young age, Barendd studied abroad. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Azurite (12 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Amber (130 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).