Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and a wedding ring on his left hand. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sard (80 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Weaver father left her crippled. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a brown coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He is portly but not overly obese. He has black hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 9000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Jade (120 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Amber (120 gp). Azurite (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears skinny pants and wears a blue and pastel robe with the hood down. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Cockaby lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. After coming to the age of reason, Silvo took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He bought a warhammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 16000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Amber (80 gp). Azurite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and violet handkerchief worn on her right side. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her small brown hat.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 8000 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp).