Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her gold crest, when down, is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Miller but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. 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 knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior and is in decent physical shape. She has dyed her greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Farideh is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Farideh grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: White pearl (110 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and dresses like a well dressed Guard does. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Guard who has hired him part-time. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rimple grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he has a crush on the local laborer

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a black collared shirt and yellow skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Ilga hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Ilga lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to be a mortician again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.