Description: 3'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Barbena is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A freak accident while working with her Performer mother left her crippled. She became a Shipwright soon after.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He sports a flattop fur cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: The child of a Barber, who enjoyed hunting, Ethereal was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She usually wears her yellow robe and has her dagger always slung over her shoulder. She has wavy brown hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Brewer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Theirastra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Brewer. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 80 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Erdan hails from a village terrorized by drow. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Erdan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand his business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 220 gp.