Description: She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fortune-teller they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Locksmith, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear grey tank tops with violet pants. He has white hair. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is afraid of men and trembles around them

History: Born in the north to a Shoemaker, Veit learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To protect his home; and revenge

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: He wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He carries with him a set of falchions, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has dyed his greying green crest a little too much giving a sharp green color. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Adrex was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1300 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has wavy auburn hair. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Servant. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She became a Servant soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 cp.