Description: 4'7" and muscular, this northern woman wears dull black sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. She has moderate length dark red hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1100 pp. Rose (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Sard (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Coral (110 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants and is in decent physical shape. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Emeny hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium 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 wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Banker. His head has been shaved. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 12000 gp. Golden pearl (140 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1100 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a brown small hat and brown clothes. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he is content

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Kelter has worked very hard to control his curse. After a long history of fighting, Kelter and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 14000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. In her 19th 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 10000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp).