Description: This northern man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His clothes are grease stained in places. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: Peren is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He uses divination through singing.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Slave, Family, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Hugh speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Expand his business; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her silver hair is well kept. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Gifted from a young age, Maegan studied abroad. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 sp. Red spinel (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She very much looks the part of a Barber. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She got into the Barber business at a young age. 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 Barber. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her long green crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born into a rich family. A gifted student she started as a Banker, but she got bored and became a Barber. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She keeps her red crest in a pixie cut. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Megren was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her childhood dream was to be a Body Guard, but she was a colossal failure. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp).

Description: She wears long strands of amber and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her white hair is still thick. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Roofer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Chaedi alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 cp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. His blonde hair is still thick. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Scribe profession.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 320 gp.