Description: This woman is very fat, and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Paela speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Gifted from a young age, Paela studied abroad. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Coral (90 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'4" when asserting himself. His chestnut hair is lengthy. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fisher.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1200 pp. Sard (60 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'10" when asserting herself. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Jane lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Family, In love. Occupation: Glassblower

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

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Grom grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Adventurer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Adventurer; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1600 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear flannel. His golden hair is long and unkept. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Dain's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 7000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp).

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His gold crest is greasy and uncared for. His red eyes peer out from beneath his broad black hat.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Adrex alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Amber (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her silver hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1900 pp. Zircon (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Jet (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Amber (160 gp).