Description: He is lean but muscular and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her ears are large.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Coral (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Zircon (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle and is in decent physical shape. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Matilda has worked very hard to control her curse. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 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: She stands about 5'5" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears her golden hair up. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She bought a sword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears professional attire, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She worked as a nervous Mercenary and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many illithids want her driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He has a dull look in his silver eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and balancing his hectic life and new shepherd responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Hematite (10 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Jade (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Blue diamond (6000 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is short and auburn. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Keyleth liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She bought a falchion and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.