Description: She wears a brown coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. She carries with her a set of daggers on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She wears her lavender fur down. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her copper eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 10000 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). White opal (400 gp). Rose (20 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Coral (120 gp). Sard (20 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She likes to wear pastel tank tops with black skirt. She has black fur. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 10000 gp. Zircon (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Jet (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp).

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is short and silver. She has brown eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sard (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Coral (50 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Jade (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is a great chef.

History: He comes from a rich western family. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, 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 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: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of a Fortune-teller, who enjoyed hunting, Jasmine was taken on many hunting expeditions. She found a children's book about a Halfling Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tomi grew up listening to his mother's many stories. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp).

Description: This man is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. His fur is black and very short. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Stableman born in the past three hundred years. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is greedy

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). 1 Major magic item.