Description: This exceptionally lanky woman dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with violet slacks. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Xanaphia grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Zircon (60 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears long strands of emerald and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her brown hair is long and unkept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 12000 gp. Tourmaline (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is dark but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with yellow slacks. She wears her black hair up. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ida studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp).

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His black hair is still thick. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Adrik lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Jasper (40 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing a long, violet cloak. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 8000 gp. Moss agate (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Jade (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Healer. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Entrepeneur, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Healer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Miner profession.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp).