Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Syllin never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears his purple hair down. His black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ekemon grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 60 gp.

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. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her broad white hat.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's in love; and she has a crush on the local ruler

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp).

Description: A 6'2" northern man, he prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He keeps his black crest in a flapper bob. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His first spouse was a Locksmith, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.