Description: She sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her white hair is long and unkept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Star ruby (1500 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Jade (160 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Mindartis is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Mindartis was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Mindartis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Hunter. The war was a terrible time for him, and Naal does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Naal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Hunter. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Rose (30 gp). Amber (70 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Amber (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and is pretty ugly. His crest is scarlet and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Torinn hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Amber (80 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Mara will drive conversation. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born in a small island village. After coming to the age of reason, Mara took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Extrovert, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1900 pp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her gold crest, when down, is lengthy. She has red eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gifted student she started as a Farmer, but she got bored and became a Ruler. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1100 pp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Jade (90 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). White pearl (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.