Description: The light-skinned woman stands 2'9" and has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. She sports brown long hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His head has been shaved. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a Bricklayer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Alvyn is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Shoemaker they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bricklayer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 20 gp. Jade (40 gp).

Description: He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Interpreter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Interpreter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears long strands of amethyst and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and is pretty ugly. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Chenna hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Adventurer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 sp. Hematite (9 gp).

Description: Standing 6'4", this woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her crest is green and curly. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Breastplate.