Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears bulky brown painted plate armor. She has wavy brown hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eleanor fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Laborer. He has wavy red hair. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 43. 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. He is a great chef.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 500 sp. Iolite (70 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly quarterstaffs and spears. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are blue.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Raer took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up quarterstaff and armor he uses now. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'8" and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. Her golden hair is cut short. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Andraste 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 40 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.