Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her red hair is wavy and long. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Miner business.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 pp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a white Stetson hat and white clothes. Her red hair is still thick. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Merla liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she has a crush on the local ploughman

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Bellfounder. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Nature, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 900 gp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Fire opal (400 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears skinny pants and wears a white and tan robe with the hood down. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a Courier, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished sickle as well. He has done his best to style his lavender fur to look like a famous performer. His yellow eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is dressed in an above average manner. Her long orange fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 31. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, River was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears suspenders and violet workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Engraver. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1200 gp. Coral (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp).