Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Silver pearl (40 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, white shirt, and black tie. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. This yellow eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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 Carpenter. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 26000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'3" when asserting himself. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 130 gp. Azurite (16 gp).

Description: He wears dull violet sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed warhammer, just in case. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Richard hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He worked as a nervous Priest and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 260 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).