Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a yellow shirt with thin red vertical stripes and blue pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. 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: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Rose (70 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

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. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born in the south. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 pp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'10". 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 wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Gardener profession.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Gardener again.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Moonstone (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear blue tank tops with red skirt. She sports chestnut long hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a rapier and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Malachite (5 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Zircon (80 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Rose (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white crest is still thick. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dragonborn in existence. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.