Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and many drow want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Rose (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Jade (160 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Amber (160 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He usually wears his grey robe and has his axe always slung over his shoulder, marred by chocolates. His white hair is cut short. He has violet eyes and a grey hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Beloril enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Occupation: Miller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Clear bright green emerald (8000 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scythe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has dyed his greying gold crest a little too much giving a sharp gold color. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Gorbundus lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Gorbundus was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Guard. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a nunchaku on her belt. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

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 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: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

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

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has styled his red crest well, parting it to the right. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fax fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 8000 gp. Coral (160 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she very much looks the part of a Crown-heir. Her brass crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. 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 filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Megren was born with her mother's beautiful face. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Crown-heir. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Eye agate (8 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.

Description: She stands about 2'10" and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is white and curly. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 Dyer. 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: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 9000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Rose (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Star ruby (900 gp).