Description: This woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His skin is also unnaturally pale. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Gifted from a young age, Peren studied abroad. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Hematite (14 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his red fur down. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of a Weaver, who enjoyed hunting, Edge was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He bought a crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1100 sp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a blue shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His hair is black and curly. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Ahvain hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Ahvain alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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. Ahvain fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 pp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Rose (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new sculptor responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Addict, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Red garnet (130 gp).

Description: She has a missing left arm. She is typically in her Map Maker uniform. She sports a flattop fur cut. She has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gale embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She got into the Map Maker business at a young age. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1200 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears his auburn hair up. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Nature, Family, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her white fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. A true patriot, Shadow would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp.