Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'10" when asserting herself. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Adam was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gerard is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He got into the Performer business at a young age. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He bought a bastard sword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 5000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'3". He is wearing a long, yellow cloak, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sai. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He has amber eyes and a yellow hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: Arannis was born with his mother's beautiful face. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 pp. Hematite (8 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is physically well-built. His chestnut hair is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp).

Description: He wears just a red suit. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Watson studied abroad. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp).

Description: Standing 4'11", this woman tends to wear a large tan jacket. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Mella lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Interpreter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Interpreter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 pp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.