Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. She has a very tight haircut. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 83. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nora was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Sard (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears silk and lounges about seductively. His white hair is thinning but still full. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Purban was born with his father's beautiful face. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'2". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Azurite (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Sard (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears bulky green painted plate armor. Her rusty crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in the west to a Tanner, Perra learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's in love; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Rangrim isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 8000 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Jet (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Azurite (5 gp).

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this southern man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Amber (40 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her flail, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. 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: Gifted from a young age, Avice studied abroad. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Avice and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 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. 1 Minor magic item.