Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. He sports a flattop crest cut. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Patrin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the west to a Spice Merchant, Patrin learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears long strands of amber and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ilga is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Ilga hails from a village terrorized by giants. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her white hair is long and unkept. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is long and golden with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

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 he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is portly but not overly obese. His yellow fur is lengthy. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 11. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Servant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Servant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with tan slacks. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His brass crest is lengthy. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Shedinn was born with his father's beautiful face. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shedinn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a laborer again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a violet coat. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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 has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Guy lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. After a long history of fighting, Guy and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 140 gp.