Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, marred by beers. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His auburn hair is cut short. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 120 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy blue suit. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His golden hair is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a green collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His red crest is knotted and matted. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 30 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp).