Description: A 2'11" northern woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Sage kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He carries with him a set of longbows, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Priest arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Priest. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 60 gp. Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a white armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. After coming to the age of reason, Ekk took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'9" when asserting herself. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is content

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 20 pp.