Description: An older man who wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scythe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 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.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. 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 loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She tends to wear a large brown jacket. She has moderate length black fur. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Serpent was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform In the meantime she has taken over work as a Hunter and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and balancing her hectic life and new hunter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer, Slave, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Mozû was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 10000 gp. Iolite (30 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). White opal (400 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Azurite (12 gp).

Description: Standing 5'2", this woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Malquis was born the youngest of three triplets. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Guard they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Crown-heir, and she later adopted a second son.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Debt. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a brown Stetson hat and brown clothes and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length beige fur. He has a dull look in his copper eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Beast was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 6000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'7". He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortbow. His brown hair is lengthy. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He tends to his Shepherd job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 10000 gp. Blue sapphire (900 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp).