Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Ghûra lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Amber (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Jade (90 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears baggy white pantaloons and a blue scarf. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 12000 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing a long, yellow cloak. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She worked as a nervous Locksmith and found it very stressful. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and expand her business

Flaws: Insane, Emotional, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 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.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, marred by teas. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Vicky was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and to be a spice merchant again

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 8000 gp. Pink pearl (70 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman usually wears her yellow robe and has her hand crossbow always slung over her shoulder. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and she wants revenge against orcs

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and black handkerchief worn on his left side. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Stylist business.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden pearl (70 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His chestnut hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Aust lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp).