Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His cinnamon fur has been sun bleached extensively. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Gifted from a young age, Three studied abroad. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (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.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a tan tunic with green highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Mortician born in the past three hundred years. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. A gifted student she started as a Map Maker, but she got bored and became a Mortician. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and balancing her hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 south. 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: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). Peridot (60 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: This man stands a little under 3'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bather but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Halander was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bather work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bather work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp).

Description: She wears dull violet sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed trident, just in case. She is portly but not overly obese. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Chaedi was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult; and to be a scribe again

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 pp. Hematite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Coral (150 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Jet (150 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She has shaved her head bald. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Mara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. After coming to the age of reason, Mara took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Coral (90 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 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.