Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Gruk is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1200 pp. Red garnet (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Blue diamond (8000 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Jade (90 gp). Rose (30 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries with him a set of maces, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has green eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Williamina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Iolite (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Fivin was born with his mother's beautiful face. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red garnet (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). Amber (130 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Jade (130 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Amber (130 gp). Hematite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her white hair is still thick. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born in the north. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Butcher. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To be a Ruler again.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 900 pp. Rose (80 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 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.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has moderate length brown hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gifted student she started as a Locksmith, but she got bored and became a Servant. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 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 (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise yellow.

Personality: She is a Bowyer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bowyer. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Leaf never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Lazy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Military, In love. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 pp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Blue-white diamond (6000 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). White pearl (100 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.