Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She keeps her white crest in a flapper bob. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has wavy red crest. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is brown and very short. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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 was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

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

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 30 pp. Hematite (15 gp). Iolite (80 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a blue coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a brewer again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tan wide-brimmed hat and tan clothes. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 150 gp.