Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Falkrunn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 5000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She has no hair. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her youth she was a Bowyer, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger brother on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Onyx (30 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He sports a flattop crest cut. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born in the north. His childhood dream was to be a Baker, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Baker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Rose (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Rose (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Peridot (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a yellow shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair is black and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to protect her home

Ideals: Joker, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and black handkerchief worn on his right side. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Amber (80 gp). Obsidian (8 gp).

Description: An older man who wears an entirely tan suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He struck the Crown-heir job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Jade (110 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Elaim was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Laborer. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Laborer and was forced into it by his family; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

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

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).