Description: An older woman who is dressed in an above average manner, she is not a threatening figure. She has chestnut hair. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Hugolina 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. Her first spouse was a Herbalist, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She tends to her Shoemaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is a mite stocky and 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 wavy blonde hair. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

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. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Borun fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ivellios grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ivellios. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this eastern woman wears long strands of sapphire and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She sports golden long hair. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Blacksmith business.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. After months of barely getting by, Jane managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a brown collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His yellow fur is heavily combed to the right. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gale studied abroad. He worked as a nervous Stableman and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2400 gp. Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 6'8". He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and his gloved hand is found clutching a crossbow. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Hork was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Through the years after Hork was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Hork's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He became a Performer soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 800 gp. Star ruby (500 gp). Jasper (50 gp).

Description: This man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has no hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying south to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 110 pp. Pink pearl (90 gp). Malachite (5 gp).

Description: She sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and carries longswords. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Server arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.