Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Simon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 40000 cp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Slave, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries with her a set of greataxes on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her white hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Ella enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is typically in her Shoemaker uniform. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. During her travels, Ida and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Ida discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Ida fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and balancing her hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp).