Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a sai on her belt, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Adrie fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Red garnet (80 gp). 2 Smokesticks.

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Herbalist. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Herbalist for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and balancing her hectic life and new herbalist responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This light-skinned female wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available she will default to her scythe. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. 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 north. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 sp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered violet hat.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His childhood dream was to be a Herbalist, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 240 gp. Rich purple corundum (400 gp).