Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her cinnamon fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her copper eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: Emerald lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a black coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His dark red hair is knotted and matted. His silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Animal Trainer profession.

History: Gifted from a young age, Zepar studied abroad. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 13000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 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 (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (12000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 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 (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a grey shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Amber (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available she will default to her falchion. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Jezebeth is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: She got into the Hunter business at a young age. Jezebeth abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 6000 gp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Coral (100 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a simple black robe with blue stripes complete with hood. She has silver hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Red spinel (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.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. Her tied-back hair is white. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

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. Willow liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Mortician they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Stylist, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Orianna wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She worked as a nervous Mason and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Mason like her father before her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.