Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. Her golden hair is cut short. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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 left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2200 sp. Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp).

Description: This man wears white trousers with blue and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is red and very short. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his top white hat.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born in the north to a Blacksmith, Gormogord learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Gormogord was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a green costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Guard. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She wears her red hair up. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Hecat was born with her mother's beautiful face. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered goblins who tried to eat her hand. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and many goblins want her driven away

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is red and curly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His first spouse was a Bounty Hunter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.