Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Iolite (70 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 6000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. 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: Imsh was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Baker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 800 pp. A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. His red fur is long and unkept. He is baby faced.

Personality: Gale hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gale hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He worked as a nervous Miller and found it very stressful. He became a Miller soon after.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Black star sapphire (400 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: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'0" and is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. Her head has been shaved. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Galiena isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. 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: She was raised in a forest tribe. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She bought a club and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a Cartwright first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has achieved small success as a Cartwright.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 8000 gp. Azurite (15 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Blue diamond (5000 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Zircon (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She is physically well-built. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.