Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'1" when asserting himself. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Blue quartz (14 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Jet (110 gp). Blue diamond (4000 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Jade (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nemeia embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Coral (140 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Coral (140 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'7", this man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Rose (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Rose (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a nunchaku on her belt. She has silver hair. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She got into the Stableman business at a young age. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Willow never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To be a Mortician again.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, In love. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a brown tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a great chef.

History: Everard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Rose (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His white hair is knotted and matted. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 gp. Citrine (50 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Rose (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'11". She is dressed in an above average manner. She wears her black hair up. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Terse, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 12000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp).