Description: This woman stands a little under 4'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Engong grew up listening to her father's many stories. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Glassblower for hire.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He keeps his rusty crest in a pixie cut. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Kriv fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a large white jacket and is in decent physical shape. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

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. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform After a long history of fighting, Thar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She wears a blue shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and green pants. She has slicked back red hair. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Panana grew up listening to her father's many stories. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Terse, Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His fur is brown and curly. This copper eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Cloud was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Apothecary. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cloud fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 11000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp).

Description: She sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sickle, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her head has been shaved. Her ears are large.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Tailor. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Tailor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 800 gp. Jasper (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Coral (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her brown hair is lengthy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Valanthe grew up listening to her father's many stories. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a grey coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. She has no hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Anbera lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Anbera liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Purson lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 sp.