Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His fur is lavender and very short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 gp. Star ruby (700 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp).

Description: An older man who wears dull brown sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed flail, just in case, he is not a threatening figure. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a great chef.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Jeweler and was forced into it by her family; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 9000 gp. Hematite (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Rose (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'9". She wears a tan tunic with violet highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has auburn hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Silaqui was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Pink diamond (8000 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

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. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Golden pearl (150 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He has no hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Through the years after Halimath was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Halimath's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has white hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Hoshû is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Jet (110 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Red spinel (110 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. 1 Minor magic item.