Description: This younger middle-aged man wears dull brown sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed bastard sword, just in case, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He hates goblins. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and many goblins want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Jet (90 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the east to a Courier, Xanaphia learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is red and curly. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Nissa was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 26000 cp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black fur is greasy and uncared for. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his small brown hat.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He struck the Sailor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His hair is brown and curly. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Cairn isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 40 pp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in a small forest village. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 pp. Jasper (50 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Hematite (7 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.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is baby faced.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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: Flogg was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Flogg was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Abalaba 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp).