Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

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. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 8000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. His scarlet crest is knotted and matted. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Patrin hails from a village terrorized by giants. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a crush on the local doctor

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 pp. A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

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. A freak accident while working with his Sailor father left him crippled. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is golden and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Manfred grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Beggar. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (30 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Rose (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length black hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Oda lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 pp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Jet (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is auburn and curly. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Aerdeth hails from a village terrorized by giants. Aerdeth abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with her Fletcher father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.