Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a warhammer, but if one is not available she will default to her longsword. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Emmeline embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Emmeline was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Emmeline's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Emmeline and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1100 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Yvonne was born the youngest of three triplets. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Yvonne alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. One day when Bryseis was young, her mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her mother dropped to the ground dead. Her mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Bryseis was heart-stricken from the event, and her father started working long hours to provde for them. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Shepherd they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Engraver, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2700 pp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She wears brown trousers with grey and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is portly but not overly obese. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Farmer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Farmer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to be a mortician again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a green scarf. His yellow fur is unkempt and raggedy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Trail was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has achieved small success as a Carpenter.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Jade (50 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Merchant does. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Bertram was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a courier again

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Eye agate (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His hair is red and curly. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Zircon (60 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Amber (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Obsidian (7 gp).