Description: He is a husky man, who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Knight but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Adran never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her yellow eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Emerald was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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 greedy; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 8000 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Rose (70 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Cairn was born with his mother's beautiful face. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he is wearing a long, white cloak. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Pâsh liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Cynical, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (10 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a white costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He sports a flattop hair cut. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Dûshrat enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He is a Maurezhi in disguise. Dûshrat abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has dyed her greying dark red hair a little too much giving a sharp dark red color. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Bowyer. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Lerissa was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 7000 gp. Obsidian (8 gp). Rose (70 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'7" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Interpreter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Sculptor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 11000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.