Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Beggar. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moonstone (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a Barrister, his father struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Uraim was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Uraim's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Amber (40 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Jacinth (6000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Clear bright green emerald (6000 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Blue-white diamond (6000 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red garnet (160 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Rose (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Citrine (20 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a hunchback. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born to a Carter, her father struggled to pay the bills. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Azurite (12 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Amber (90 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, violet cloak. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has hazel eyes and a violet hat with a red feather.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Vicky was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 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.