Description: He is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Animal Trainer born in the past three hundred years. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He tends to his Animal Trainer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. She sports blonde long hair. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 12000 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is typically in her Guard uniform. She has shaved her head bald. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed grey hat.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gifted student she started as a Priest, but she got bored and became a Guard. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Amber (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has auburn hair. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Roywyn lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She struck the Servant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Tabaxi compassion; and doesn't want to be a servant and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 9000 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Amber (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His blue hair is lengthy. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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: Chem was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and balancing his hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has silver hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Through the years after Audhild was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Audhild's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Audhild and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and very much looks the part of a Interpreter. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.