Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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 Herbalist. She struck the Herbalist job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Amethyst (160 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Coral (160 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Jacinth (3000 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Medium 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 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. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 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 (80 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears long strands of emerald and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She is portly but not overly obese. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 pp. Red garnet (130 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Rose (30 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mortician. Her hair is chestnut and very short. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Balifra lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he very much looks the part of a Detective. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gifted student he started as a Locksmith, but he got bored and became a Detective. He has worked as a Detective like his mother before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 11000 gp. Sard (20 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Amber (90 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Sard (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barber. She has chestnut hair. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. Sporting a auburn mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His ears are large.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Fortune-teller. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult; and to be a dilettante again

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp).