Description: This younger middle-aged woman has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She sports silver long hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Pennie has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1700 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson black hat.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. She has worked as a Fortune-teller like her father before her.

Motivation: Revenge; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Flaws: Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His silver hair is cut short. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Laucian never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To protect his home; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, In love, Guardian. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered illithids who tried to eat her hand. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2600 sp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He 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. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is long and black with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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

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. His parents enrolled him in a Monk school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 90 gp. Jet (120 gp).

Description: She wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. She carries a battered axe and tarnished sickle as well. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ranala isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a Hunter, her father struggled to pay the bills. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a sickle and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a simple brown robe with violet stripes complete with hood. Her fur is black and curly. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born in the south. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 sp. White pearl (160 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor. He is physically well-built. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Geoffrey was born with his mother's beautiful face. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Debt, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He's repulsed by the PC; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 cp.