Description: She stands about 3'1" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Barber profession.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Guardian, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, marred by chocolates. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her white hair is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Animal Trainer. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She is a Doppelganger in disguise. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and to be a body guard again

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a large white jacket. He has wavy chestnut hair. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Stannor wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has no hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a Weaver first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 obsessed with her god.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1600 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp).

Description: She wears a green shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Manea lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Baker, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 12000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: She wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: Irann is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Gifted from a young age, Irann studied abroad. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Citrine (50 gp).