Description: She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. She is portly but not overly obese. She has no hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 11000 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 pp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Amber (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Sard (40 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has worked as a Laborer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 900 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: A 6'0" eastern man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His head has been shaved. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a simple grey robe with brown stripes complete with hood. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Emmeline lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is greedy; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 5000 gp. Malachite (8 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Blue diamond (4000 gp). Sard (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Rose (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy blue dress. She is portly but not overly obese. With bright blonde hair. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Quilla was born on a far southern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Dilettante. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 5000 gp. Azurite (12 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). White opal (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Amber (120 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.