Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a tan collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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 takes great joy in being the best Gardener in town.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Gardener.

Motivation: To be a Stableman again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born in the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 7000 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Jade (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When Mumpena reached her early adolescence her Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Healer for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 9000 gp. 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is long and silver with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Faran took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up morningstar and armor he uses now. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is cut close to his head. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of a Barber, who enjoyed hunting, Altho was taken on many hunting expeditions. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Altho fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amethyst (60 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Amber (60 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Amber (60 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is brown and curly. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her childhood dream was to be a Actor, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.