Description: This late middle aged woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body and is in decent physical shape. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: A powerful wizard made her what she is. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Unemployed. She has achieved small success as a Unemployed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 pp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Sard (40 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is physically well-built. His scarlet crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Nykkan speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Nykkan was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. Her lavender fur is heavily combed to the left. Her yellow eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Knight. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Jasper (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. She has slicked back white hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Philomena was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 4000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Nogu abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortspear.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Sard (20 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has moderate length red hair. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Ellyjoybell speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She worked as a nervous Scribe and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 14000 gp. Azurite (10 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Amber (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Amber (100 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her white eyes.

Personality: Orianna hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born in the west. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4000 gp. Banded agate (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Red garnet (140 gp).