Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a simple tan robe with grey stripes complete with hood. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born into a rich family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 370 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing a long, white cloak. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has hazel eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Volen was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thorpe grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Being a Beggar kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is short and auburn. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Tagga abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An older man who wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, he is not a threatening figure. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Sheggen was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Sheggen was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. Her hair is short and golden. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Farmer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 70 gp. Jet (140 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He has wavy dark red hair. His eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sailor. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Sailor for the past few years.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to be a soapmaker again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a worn and beaten armor. She sports a flattop crest cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When Zykroff reached her early adolescence her Dragonborn mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His brown hair is still thick. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 350 gp.