Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. White pearl (70 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her auburn hair is well kept. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. 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: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'2". She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs, and her gloved hand is found clutching a monstrous two handed axe. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 pp. Banded agate (9 gp). Rose (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Vonbin liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her black hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is a Barber first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Expert 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 inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Insane, Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Obsidian (13 gp). White pearl (60 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. Her auburn hair is still thick. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born in the east. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'8". He is wearing a long, black cloak. He sports a flattop crest cut. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'5" southern woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears her brown hair up. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the south to a Sailor, Criella learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 4000 gp.