Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears dull blue sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Rose (60 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Coral (130 gp).

Description: She wears long strands of ruby and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Avice was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Selfish, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1100 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male dresses like a well dressed Apothecary does. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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 son.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His first spouse was a Barkeep, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and balancing his hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Jet (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). White opal (700 gp). Coral (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He found a children's book about a Human Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an entirely white suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a fancy tan dress. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Naivara grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 pp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Rose (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Jade (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His blue crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1300 pp. Banded agate (8 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). White opal (800 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.