Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear flannel. She has dyed her greying orange fur a little too much giving a sharp orange color. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Emerald was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a masseuse again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 18000 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Miner does, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 2'10" when asserting himself. His hair is auburn and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 16000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. A gifted student she started as a Fletcher, but she got bored and became a Herbalist. She has achieved small success as a Herbalist.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 800 pp. Black pearl (300 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). White opal (400 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red hair is still thick. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She takes great joy in being the best Bookbinder in town.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'4". He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His golden hair is still thick. He has amber eyes and a blue hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 10000 gp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Hematite (15 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born into a rich family. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 6'2" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her blue crest is long and unkept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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 uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Blendaeth was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Canary diamond (5000 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).