Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She sports a flattop hair cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She found a children's book about a Elf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 8000 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Onyx (20 gp). White opal (700 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Hematite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student she started as a Knight, but she got bored and became a Shipwright. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 18000 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a flail on his belt. His orange fur is knotted and matted. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in the north. 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 now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 800 pp. White opal (900 gp). Rose (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). White opal (900 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Citrine (30 gp). White opal (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and carries glaives. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Dyer. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To be a Carter again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Apothecary born in the past three hundred years. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A freak accident while working with his Butcher father left him crippled. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and balancing his hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 9000 gp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Amber (130 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). White opal (800 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Coral (130 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a green costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Gadreel hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Gadreel was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Merchant. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1200 pp. Malachite (9 gp). Sard (70 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp).