Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. A true patriot, Rolen would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born in the south. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

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

Flaws: Insomniac, Emotional. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 7000 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is dressed in an above average manner. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a Doctor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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: He got into the Doctor business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Gardener, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Weaver work with an outfit from a few towns over. Weaver work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Weaver for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 5000 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears baggy green pantaloons and a black scarf, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born in a small island village. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Phelaia took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up whip and armor she uses now. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Extrovert. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Amber (160 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Amber (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her ears are large.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is content; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a white tunic with brown highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is white and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born in the west. 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 Crown-heir. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 900 pp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Jade (110 gp). Rose (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: This woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

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 a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 21000 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Rose (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Amber (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.