Description: He is a husky man, who dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a white deerstalker hat and white clothes. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Fortune-teller. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 8000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Seere was born on a far eastern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Mercenary. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 pp. Golden pearl (140 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His black hair is thinning but still full. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Sard (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Amber (110 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His blonde hair is lengthy. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Performer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Carnelian (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Peridot (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears grey trousers with tan and pastel striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. A friendly and beautiful Human, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Knight they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Scribe, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 8000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 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 (1000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-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.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 6'3". She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it, and her gloved hand is found clutching a longsword. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2000 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.