Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She carries with her a set of spears on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. Her auburn hair is still thick. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Gaaki alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gaaki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 12000 gp. Golden pearl (60 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Brown diamond (6000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). White opal (500 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Azurite (16 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.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She sports golden long hair. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Maegan is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Masseuse. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available she will default to her hand crossbow. Her white hair is braided into rings. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Symma hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 9000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a hunchback. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Merchant. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Gorga enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of a Bather, who enjoyed hunting, Gorga was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a bather again

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). White opal (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a hunchback. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is baby faced.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Animal Trainer born in the past three hundred years. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: The child of a Butcher, who enjoyed hunting, Pelaios was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and balancing his hectic life and new animal trainer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1300 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a white cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Skog lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 11000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp).