Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly crossbows and shortspears. She wears her rusty crest up. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Knight. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Sora was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Sora decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 160 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants, and carries hammers. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Scribe born in the past three hundred years. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born in the south. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She tends to wear a large grey jacket. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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 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: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a tan tunic with grey highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is a great chef.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Silver pearl (70 gp).