Description: A man of a pale complexion, he sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His red hair is cut short. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Nazdûg hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Nazdûg was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Merchant. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His bronze crest is still thick. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Stableman born in the past three hundred years. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. When Nykkan reached his early adolescence his Dragonborn father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Stableman for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Chalcedony (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Coral (130 gp). Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather and is in decent physical shape. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Racist, Secretive, Greedy. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 30000 cp. Tourmaline (130 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a pastel costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His fur is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He refers to his adoptive mother 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: Emerald lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, In love, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this northern woman tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Matilda was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Matilda took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up crossbow and armor she uses now. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has a hunchback. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents enrolled her in a Paladin school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Impulsive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His orange fur has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. A friendly and beautiful Tabaxi, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Right-Handed was born the youngest of three triplets. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star ruby (1600 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Rose (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the south were limited. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.