Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. Her tied-back hair is red. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Jo is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Justice, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Assassin hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a trident on his belt. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

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 divine talents. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 6000 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Coral (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is silver and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Dustin speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Slave, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red garnet (40 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Malachite (4 gp). White opal (1200 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He wears a brown vest and prefers blue and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Masseuse and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Pink pearl (140 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Moonstone (20 gp).

Description: This woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her gray fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Sailor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is content; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 17000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Fisher. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 10000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.