Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and yellow handkerchief worn on her right side. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Shava was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His red hair is cut short. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Charles was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and to be a interpreter again

Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. With bright chestnut hair. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Religious, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Pink pearl (130 gp).