Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears her black hair up. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. After a long history of fighting, Jane and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears an entirely violet suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes, marred by teas. She has wavy golden hair. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Elysande was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Elysande alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and to be a soapmaker again

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp).

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner, and he perpetually has his halberd ready. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He has silver eyes and a green hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Armorer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. 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. Mamnen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sellsword. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 16000 sp.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Wella learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and expand her business

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 900 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair is braided into rings. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Caeldrim's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He found a children's book about a Elf Warlock who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Salasar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears suspenders and yellow workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. Her hair is silver and curly. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature spear.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She wears her lavender fur up. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. 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. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Ploughman. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.