Description: She is a mite stocky and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has golden hair. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Juliana is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 120 gp. Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has no fur. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Rieta hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Bookbinder for the past few years.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 50 gp. Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: Standing 3'3", this man dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He worked as a nervous Fletcher and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and is pretty ugly. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Maegan hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Banded mail.