Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is auburn and very short. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Beggar, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 pp. Rose (70 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a hunchback. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born in the south. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Farmer. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: To be a Laborer again; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 pp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with pastel slacks. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Thiala isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Thiala studied abroad. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Thiala has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He very much looks the part of a Interpreter. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His tied-back hair is silver. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Interpreter who has hired him part-time. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. He tends to his Interpreter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red spinel (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Rose (50 gp).

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She worked as a nervous Miller and found it very stressful. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Myev fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1100 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Ribbles was born the youngest of three triplets. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Beggar work with an outfit from a few towns over. Beggar work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2200 pp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Rose (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a large black jacket. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Chem 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 dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Major magic item.