Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She usually wears her black robe and has her mace always slung over her shoulder. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Orianna will drive conversation. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Orianna reached her early adolescence her Tiefling father 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Banded agate (10 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. The war was a terrible time for him, and Richard does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Richard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and balancing his hectic life and new cook responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 8000 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Murgen reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc 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 now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, In love, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His white hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born in the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Jasper (50 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: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She wears her brown fur up. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. A true patriot, Gale would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A freak accident while working with her Carter mother left her crippled. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gale fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Carter; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Alston was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 gp. White pearl (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears bulky green painted plate armor. He wears a colorful flower in his scarlet crest. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp).