Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Jeweler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 8000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and black pants. She is physically well-built. She keeps her green crest in a pixie cut. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. She has worked as a Spice Merchant like her mother before her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1100 pp. Red spinel (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Amber (150 gp).

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).