Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears his white hair up. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 12000 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. He wears his red hair up. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 900 pp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Iolite (60 gp).

Description: A 5'3" southern man, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bowyer. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bowyer business.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull blue iron scale mail. She has wavy black hair. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. 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: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Military, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 7000 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her white hair is long and unkept. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Aline hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She married young, but lost her spouse to gnolls. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Aline was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Amethyst (70 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a hand crossbow on his belt. He has white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 34. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. After a long history of fighting, Hadarai and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1500 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp).

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is short and black. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Sarai embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. Sarai enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sarai lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Sellsword, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Coral (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Jade (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.