Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'2" and wears a violet tunic with white highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears her auburn hair down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Herbalist business.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Anastrianna took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Recently the stress of being a Herbalist has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: He wears bulky violet painted plate armor. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His first spouse was a Shepherd, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has wavy auburn hair. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When Gunnloda reached her early adolescence her Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and to be a barrister again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: She likes to wear black tank tops with green skirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'0" when asserting herself. Her hair is short and auburn. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Has a crush, Guardian. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1100 gp.