Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a longsword on his belt. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears baggy tan pantaloons and a black scarf, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has wavy brown hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greataxe.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1200 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a fancy black dress. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Shautha embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shautha studied abroad. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His golden hair is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the south to a Fortune-teller, Ghash learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying south to reunite his family. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'9" and is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Kristryd was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Rose (70 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears just a red suit, and is pretty ugly. She wears her red hair up. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1000 pp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Coral (100 gp). Sard (20 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Sard (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp).

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.