Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Portia speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Portia was born on a far southern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Bookbinder. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver pearl (160 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Coral (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 pp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a hunchback. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Tyna enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 900 pp. Zircon (20 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He wears his auburn hair down. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Military, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 22000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is dressed in an above average manner. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She was born in the south. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Cynical, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He is a Hag in disguise. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red garnet (80 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Amber (80 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1500 pp. Peridot (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Rose (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.