Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a white coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born in the east to a Sage, Pûg learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered drow who tried to eat his hand. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new sage responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull tan iron scale mail. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small blue clips. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Syllin was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. After coming to the age of reason, Syllin took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 gp. White pearl (140 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1100 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Coral (140 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Skoth is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Laborer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has never given up on his writing dream.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eloise fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has slicked back silver hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Ilde lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 pp. Red spinel (120 gp). Sard (70 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His black hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Oblar was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Scribe. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Rose (40 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Jasper (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her bronze crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Blacksmith business.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Blacksmith. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bricklayer. Her black hair is braided into rings. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Jarana 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 Jarana. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 130 gp. 3 Thunderstones.