Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her black crest is knotted and matted. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Her first spouse was a Glassblower, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a large grey jacket. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born in the east. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This malnourished man dresses like a well dressed Armorer does. His gray fur is thinning but still full. His copper eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Serpent is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Serpent grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Locksmith again.

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a green shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and black pants. He is physically well-built. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. He has silver eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Astar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He bought a club and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 130 pp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Rose (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a black collared shirt and red skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: An older woman who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, she is not a threatening figure. Her fur, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Leaf hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Leaf was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1700 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is silver and curly. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp. Rose (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 gp. Amethyst (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: Standing 5'3", this woman wears just a green suit. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her black eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.