Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her fur is short and black. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. River fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A freak accident while working with her Server mother left her crippled. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1100 pp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Amber (100 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Coral (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is typically in his Shepherd uniform. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Immeral was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. She has brown eyes and a violet hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. At some point she was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a yellow costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

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

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black star sapphire (800 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her gold crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. A friendly and beautiful Dragonborn, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and likes to wear black tank tops with tan pants. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Barber arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 10000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp).