Description: This tall, slender woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. When Bolhild reached her early adolescence her Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Banded agate (10 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'1" and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has white hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Megged was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Megged was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Megged's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp).

Description: Standing 6'8", this man wears a green vest and prefers brown and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has styled his green crest well, parting it to the left. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Amber (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp).

Description: 3'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She very much looks the part of a Slave Trader. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the south to a Slave Trader, Loopmottin learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Baker, but she was a colossal failure. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Loopmottin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (13 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Coral (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Coral (100 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Jet (100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Amber (100 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown fur. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pelt grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is content

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 8000 gp. Star ruby (1200 gp). Sard (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Coral (120 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Bounty Hunter does. She wears her white fur up. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.