Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'7". She wears a worn and beaten armor, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shortbow. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Matilda was born the youngest of three triplets. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Terse, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Riswynn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a pastel tunic with blue highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her red fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. He carries with him a set of swords, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears yellow trousers with violet and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is long and black with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Griselda was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.