Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: Adelard hails from a village terrorized by illithids. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tiefling people.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a simple pastel robe with blue stripes complete with hood. His yellow fur is singed and shortened. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Amber (50 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available she will default to her monstrous two handed axe. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sage who has hired her part-time. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Philomena was born with her mother's beautiful face. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has taken up work as a Sage and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's in love

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1300 pp. Coral (140 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Amber (140 gp). Sard (50 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Sard (50 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Amber (140 gp). Rose (50 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a Adventurer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Body Guard and was forced into it by his family; and to be a adventurer again

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 11000 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 5'6", this woman wears professional attire. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

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. A freak accident while working with her Crown-heir father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 23000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her long brown fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has green eyes and a pastel hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. A friendly and beautiful Tabaxi, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born into a rich family. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Malachite (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Pink diamond (4000 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to be a detective again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Coral (160 gp). Amber (160 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.