Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His red hair is lengthy. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. A true patriot, Balam would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

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

Possessions: Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp).

Description: She wears a white vest and prefers grey and violet shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Coral (140 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this eastern man wears a red shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His red hair is long and unkept. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Lazy. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. With bright black hair. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nurkara isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 9000 gp. Azurite (9 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Hematite (9 gp). White opal (500 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears a colorful flower in her lavender fur. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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 is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Shifting and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 17000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are amber and catlike.

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 cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Efferil was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Efferil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 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 (30 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp).

Description: She wears a black top hat and black clothes. She carries with her a set of glaives on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She has no hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Ploughman arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp).