Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He dresses like a well dressed Unemployed does. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Simon is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He worked as a nervous Unemployed and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear blue tank tops with grey pants. He carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished trident as well. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). Coral (160 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull white iron scale mail. He has a very tight haircut. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born in the west. Gorfel was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Barrister. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Krûk was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1200 pp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a red coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. She has no hair. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born in the west. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her golden hair is well kept. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her small white hat.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Nogu was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Star ruby (1000 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Amethyst (90 gp).

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born in the east to a Healer, Semyaza learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Through the years after Semyaza was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Semyaza's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Citrine (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Coral (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.