Description: A middle-aged woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Engong was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jet (100 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Jade (100 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp).

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a red tunic with blue highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has wavy red hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Sarai hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She got into the Painter business at a young age. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and balancing her hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His gold crest is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Sethrekar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Sethrekar was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Faral was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Nature, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is knotted and matted. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new shipwright responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Hematite (14 gp). Jet (120 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. She carries with her a set of longbows on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. 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: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hrathy fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 12000 gp. Blue sapphire (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Coral (80 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Coral (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a black shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her red hair is still thick. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: The child of a Tailor, who enjoyed hunting, Vepar was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has worked as a Baker like her father before her.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to be a tailor again

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 12000 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 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 (20 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.