Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She is an epitome of beauty. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has green eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. 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: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and she desires power and/or immortality

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family, Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears professional attire. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Gormogord lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 11000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 3'1", this woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp).

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is cut close to her head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Selfish. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a green collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, and is pretty ugly. Her blue hair is smooth and relatively long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Hecat hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 5000 gp. Fire opal (600 gp). Jade (150 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he likes to wear black tank tops with pastel pants. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Trynnicus was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Trynnicus was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Mercenary. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and dwarven compassion

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 pp. Black opal (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Clear bright green emerald (6000 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished longsword as well. He wears his red fur down. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Through the years after Harvest was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Harvest's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Harvest and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 16000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 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). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Major magic item. 1 Major magic item.