Description: A moderately attractive man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His cinnamon fur has been sun bleached extensively. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a Sellsword first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Malachite (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She wears a red vest and prefers green and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair is black and very short. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Courier. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Andry and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has never given up on her painting dream.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'3". He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortbow. He has moderate length scarlet crest. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. 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: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 8000 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Jade (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Coral (40 gp). Hematite (15 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: A 5'0" eastern woman, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She got into the Cook business at a young age. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She prefers to wear flannel. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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 came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a tan vest and prefers yellow and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Zook is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Jeweler. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and balancing his hectic life and new jeweler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.