Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and black handkerchief worn on her right side. With bright red hair. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 7000 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Hematite (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 6'7" western man, he typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He keeps his copper crest in a pixie cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Bidreked lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. After a long history of fighting, Bidreked and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Jet (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, marred by sweets. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Glassblower arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She is physically well-built. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: The child of a Armorer, who enjoyed hunting, Quilla was taken on many hunting expeditions. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. 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: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'3" when asserting himself. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He struck the Tanner job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 9000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 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 (10 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears an entirely black suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His copper crest, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a interpreter again

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, In love, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.