Description: He wears tattered old clothes, and he perpetually has his crossbow ready. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Curran grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Curran liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her silver eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gifted from a young age, Pog studied abroad. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1400 pp. A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (900 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). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Finellen is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 gp. Moss agate (16 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Amber (110 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. She has a hunchback. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Eva is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Eva learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her fur is orange and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Quick was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dilettante and was forced into it by her family; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 700 pp. Fire opal (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Iolite (20 gp).

Description: She wears a white armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Azurite (13 gp).