Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has amber eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born into a rich family. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Lia has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Citrine (40 gp). Hematite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. He wears his blonde hair down. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born in the south. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1200 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born in the north. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a blue tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His childhood dream was to be a Dyer, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to be a dyer again

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.