Description: This younger middle-aged man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has wavy golden hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the west to a Stableman, Nelkin learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 17000 gp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Sard (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Jade (100 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Jet (100 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Jet (100 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Knight who has hired her part-time. A true patriot, Quelenna would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Quelenna hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Brewer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp).

Description: She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She has no hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: Emen is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Emen hails from a village terrorized by giants. Being born in the north, 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 north 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. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Emen was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1100 pp. Hematite (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Jade (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Jade (40 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Amber (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she usually wears her violet robe and has her hammer always slung over her shoulder. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 9000 gp. Malachite (11 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). White opal (700 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Amber (40 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Jet (40 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Malachite (11 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Reeza is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She got into the Scribe business at a young age. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Scribe.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 11000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has dyed his greying purple hair a little too much giving a sharp purple color. His eyes are likewise white.

Personality: He is a Adventurer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Modean lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He struck the Adventurer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Jet (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Jade (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Malachite (8 gp).

Description: A 3'4" western man, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Animal Trainer.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to be a scribe again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.