Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears professional attire. He has white hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Jet (150 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). White opal (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Amber (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her blonde hair is lengthy. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 pp. Golden pearl (90 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Job, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a black shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and tan pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has shaved her head bald. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears baggy green pantaloons and a tan scarf. He has done his best to style his red crest to look like a famous performer. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Gargax alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the left. She has blue eyes and a tan hat with a white feather.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Reddlepop was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Coral (70 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pikar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp).