Description: This man is very fat, and wears a violet Stetson hat and violet clothes. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barber. He became a Barber soon after.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1100 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, and carries shields. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Morana was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her first spouse was a Armorer, 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: Sabotage a competitor; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: This malnourished woman wears baggy grey pantaloons and a tan scarf. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a Barkeep, her father struggled to pay the bills. She married young, but lost her spouse to dire rats. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Aerdeth was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Shoemaker. He became a Shoemaker soon after.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears long strands of opal and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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: He was born into a rich family. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. 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. Norûk fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 210 gp. Amber (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Zircon (20 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is auburn and very short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Gifted from a young age, Naill studied abroad. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Naill has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp).

Description: This man wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bookbinder but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 150 pp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. She is baby faced.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: Shax hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. He has done his best to style his blue crest to look like a famous performer. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He got into the Miner business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Detective, but he got bored and became a Miner. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Miner.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new miner responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 190 gp.