Description: 5'4" and muscular, this eastern woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. With bright black hair. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 90 pp. Jasper (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 50000 cp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's in love; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 32000 sp. Silver pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has a very tight haircut. She has violet eyes and a tan hat with a grey feather.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. 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, Luthra is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Luthra never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.