Description: He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is physically well-built. He has moderate length black crest. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Direcris lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Arnold hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Arnold studied abroad. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He very much looks the part of a Servant. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. 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. Kipper is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 17000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy beige fur. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She has a hunchback. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

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. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. 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: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 20 pp. Iolite (40 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He has shaved his head bald. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Koth was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears a colorful flower in his scarlet crest. He has red eyes.

Personality: Fax speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Fax hails from a village terrorized by drow. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 2 Smokesticks. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She wears long strands of sapphire and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and carries longswords. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is a Sculptor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Sculptor for hire.

Motivation: To be a Banker again.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: She likes to wear black tank tops with brown skirt. She carries a battered crossbow and tarnished axe as well. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Gynk was born with her father's beautiful face. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gynk fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Tourmaline (120 gp).