Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has brown fur. Her eyes are likewise copper.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and balancing her hectic life and new gardener responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 cp. Malachite (4 gp).

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this eastern man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His crest, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shoemaker. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She carries a battered mace and tarnished shortspear as well. She has moderate length blue crest. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 120 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His first spouse was a Actor, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a green tunic with tan highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Markosian is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Markosian was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Markosian abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 130 pp.