Description: This southern woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has wavy golden hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Herleva was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Herleva was born on a far southern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Merchant. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a grey vest and prefers yellow and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She carries with her a set of crossbows on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Joan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is black and curly. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker yellow hat.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Jade (120 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears dull tan sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed longbow, just in case. He has white hair. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.