Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. She carries with her a set of hammers on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1700 pp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Rose (30 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His gray fur is still thick. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He worked as a nervous Merchant and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 5000 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 (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She very much looks the part of a Crown-heir. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Coral (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She usually wears her green robe and has her shortbow always slung over her shoulder. Her blue hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Seere lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. White pearl (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Rose (30 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Jade (90 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Amber (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Carnelian (30 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a fancy black suit. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His first spouse was a Stylist, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Stylist they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Shepherd, and he later adopted a second son.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has styled her blue hair well, parting it to the right. Her skin is flawless and her black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Vapula speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Vapula was born the youngest of three triplets. A gifted student she started as a Blacksmith, but she got bored and became a Sellsword. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp).

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Alexandrite (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Sard (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.