Description: This late middle aged woman wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso and is in decent physical shape. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the east to a Sage, Ownka learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Antitoxin. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing a long, green cloak. Her hair is short and brown. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has worked as a Seamstress like her mother before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 9000 cp. Silver pearl (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: She wears an entirely red suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She carries a battered lance and tarnished dagger as well. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Dee was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'11" when asserting herself. With bright brown hair. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Riswynn hails from a village terrorized by giants. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered giants who tried to eat her hand. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and balancing her hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Azurite (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 2 Acid flasks.