Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Vani is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Vani was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Armorer. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 60 gp. Iolite (20 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson brown hat.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She worked as a nervous Barber and found it very stressful. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to be a actor again

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 60 gp.