Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has moderate length blonde hair. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Abalaba enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Abalaba was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Bricklayer again.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks. He carries a battered sai and tarnished glaive as well. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of a Mayor, who enjoyed hunting, Adam was taken on many hunting expeditions. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 7000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 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: A middle-aged man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat, and is pretty ugly. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. After a long history of fighting, Cory and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes, and he perpetually has his whip ready. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

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. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the west to a Banker, Berrian learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Miller, but he got bored and became a Banker. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Miller again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 11000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'4" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Hoshû was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Crown-heir. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2000 pp. Peridot (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is physically well-built. She has wavy black hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Slave, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 700 pp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Jet (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). White opal (600 gp).

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'5" when asserting herself. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born to a Farmer, her father struggled to pay the bills. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp).