Description: She wears a green costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Markosian grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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 she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 11000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a shield on his belt. He has a hunchback. He wears his blonde hair down. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red spinel (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Sard (60 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Emerald (1300 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.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, black shirt, and green tie. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Darrak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 10000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 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 (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 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 (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His brass crest, when down, is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 gp. Tourmaline (100 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Canary diamond (7000 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Aquamarine (1500 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.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she likes to wear white tank tops with green skirt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Marigold was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Shipwright for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Jet (150 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Black pearl (500 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.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the south to a Barber, Eida learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barber.

Motivation: To be a Carter again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortbow, but if one is not available he will default to his whip, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Vonbin was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.