Description: 2'11" and muscular, this western woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. Coral (40 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He became a Bricklayer soon after.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and to be a sellsword again

Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1100 sp. Jet (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His white fur is long and unkept. His eyes are green.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1600 gp. Jasper (30 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Sard (30 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'9". She wears tattered old clothes, and her gloved hand is found clutching a mace. She has chestnut hair. She has gray eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a black coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has silver eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shepherd business.

History: Leucis was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a yellow tunic with brown highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Korfel lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his silver hair down. He has silver eyes and a green hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the west. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Sard (70 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His childhood dream was to be a Bookbinder, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Marshal responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Greedy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Deep green spinel (130 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Coral (130 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear flannel, and is pretty ugly. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has blue eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).