Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Tailor and was forced into it by her family; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her fur, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She got into the Sculptor business at a young age. 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 Sculptor. She bought a whip and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His auburn hair is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His first spouse was a Map Maker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 6'3" and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her black hair is lengthy. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 pp. Rose (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Onyx (40 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a white coat with green slacks. Her gold crest is heavily combed to the right. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. The war was a terrible time for her, and Sora does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Jade (130 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. He has shaved his head bald. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Altho was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When Altho reached his early adolescence his Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 9000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp).