Description: This man is very fat, and wears dull black sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. His hair is short and brown. His silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has achieved small success as a Spy.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 8000 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Rose (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Sard (70 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 3'3" eastern woman, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Marshal. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's in love; and to settle down with her crush

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Attractive, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 12000 gp. Jet (70 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She wears tattered old clothes. She wears her chestnut hair down. She has hazel eyes and a white hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Stylist. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Stylist arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. She tends to her Stylist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 9000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a hand crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 4'7" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Ekk enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her youth she was a Bounty Hunter, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is content

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She usually wears her green robe and has her falchion always slung over her shoulder. She carries a battered sai and tarnished falchion as well. Her crest is bronze and very short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is cut short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Born in the south to a Guard, Erevan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Guard and found it very stressful. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Guard.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 700 pp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.