Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: Erdan speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Military, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Amber (40 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 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. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Amber (160 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Eye agate (10 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a monstrous two handed axe, but if one is not available she will default to her nunchaku. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. 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 daughter.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and money/treasure

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 pp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this eastern man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears a colorful flower in his scarlet crest. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, 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 leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 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.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair is short and red. His eyes are red.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Ploughman they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Ruler, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 12000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jane grew up listening to her mother's many stories. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Miller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Jane and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She dresses like a well dressed Mercenary does. Her white crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mercenary. She became a Mercenary soon after.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and expand her business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Amber (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).