Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull tan iron scale mail. She has wavy black hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the west to a Soapmaker, Balifra learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has worked as a Soapmaker like her father before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has auburn hair. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Doctor but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Greedy, Mundane. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Emmeline hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. 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 born several months after her father was called into army service. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Sardonyx (80 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: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is an epitome of beauty. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sarah was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Tanner profession.

History: Tenena was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her childhood dream was to be a Tanner, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Masseuse for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Jade (50 gp). Rose (80 gp). Coral (50 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her crest is bronze, silky, and of moderate length. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Pogranix was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sard (40 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). White opal (1200 gp).