Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has a crush on the local mason

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her white hair is knotted and matted. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Nissa was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Nissa was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a violet poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the east to a Jeweler, Theirastra learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Theirastra 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. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Standing 4'9", this man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has moderate length red hair. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a Architect, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a crossbow on her belt. Her hair is short and red. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Knight. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born into a rich family. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Knight. She tends to her Knight job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 140 gp.