Description: This woman wears a black vest and prefers yellow and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are black and beady.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Rieta liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is typically in her Barber uniform. Her blue crest is greasy and uncared for. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She tends to her Barber job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barber and was forced into it by her family; and to be a armorer again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Sard (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She got into the Layabout business at a young age. 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his spear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is silver and curly. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Umpen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 pp. Amethyst (70 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp).

Description: She is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. She is physically well-built. Her crest is copper and curly. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Fisher. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fisher.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tabaxi culture. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 3000 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: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses like a well dressed Interpreter does. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Stableman again; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 7000 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Jet (150 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.