Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She keeps her long purple hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: She hates Tieflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Shax was born with her father's beautiful face. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with green slacks. She carries with her a set of longbows on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She has wavy silver hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Sculptor again; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2600 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. He has gray eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a grey costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His head has been shaved. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Vondal hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 20 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 sp. Rock crystal (20 gp).