Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears just a white suit. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 gp. Azurite (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Sard (20 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears bulky grey painted plate armor. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 15th 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 never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is scarred and worn.

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 has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born into a rich family. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Tourmaline (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Amber (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Nimble was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish, Hedonist. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 16000 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Amber (60 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He keeps his long scarlet crest kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Medrash fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and violet robe with the hood down. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Stylist arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She worked as a nervous Stylist and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's in love; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gifted student he started as a Fletcher, but he got bored and became a Map Maker. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Map Maker for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.