Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear flannel. Her orange fur is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Born in the west to a Hunter, Emerald learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the west were limited. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 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.

Description: A plain young-adult man, 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 red hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Traubon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1900 pp. Red spinel (60 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Sard (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Jade (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Sard (40 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His green crest is singed and shortened. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 3'2", this woman wears a fancy white dress. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Jo was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (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. Her white hair is still thick. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She got into the Sage business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Mercenary, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 21000 gp. Pink pearl (40 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Amber (40 gp). Sard (60 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is dressed in earthy colors with a black and blue handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears his dark red hair up. He has white eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the south to a Ruler, Zepar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. 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: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Umpen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Brewer father left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 6000 gp. Obsidian (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Sard (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.