Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Performer.

Motivation: He's in love; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 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 wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His hair is brown and very short. He has gray eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

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. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She worked as a nervous Dilettante and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Coral (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Jade (110 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Amber (110 gp). Amber (110 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she usually wears her tan robe and has her halberd always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Engraver arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Iolite (80 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a large green jacket. He carries with him a set of whips, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His crest is black and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Shamash lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Greedy, Racist, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 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: This woman is very fat, and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull black iron scale mail. She has done her best to style her purple hair to look like a famous performer. This black eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 94. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver pearl (60 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Rose (80 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Sard (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears a fancy white dress, she is not a threatening figure. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 41. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Butcher arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When Lidda reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.