Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: She wears a fancy black dress, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'2" when asserting herself. She has moderate length red crest. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Saphara liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1800 sp. Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a tattooed face.

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. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sage they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Laborer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Shamil was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 370 gp. 3 Acid flasks.