Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Jacoba was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A freak accident while working with her Architect father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 700 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jasper (30 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Rose (30 gp). White opal (800 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Amber (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has wavy brown hair. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed red hat.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She found a children's book about a Halfling Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rose (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Rose (20 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears brown trousers with red and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His gray fur is singed and shortened. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines copper.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He takes great joy in being the best Stylist in town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 4000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears violet trousers with grey and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has slicked back brown hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She takes great joy in being the best Roofer in town.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Azurite (9 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Jet (90 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She very much looks the part of a Servant. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Sardonyx (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Sard (30 gp). White opal (800 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She worked as a nervous Mayor and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mayor and was forced into it by her family; and to reunite with her absent father

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 7000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).