Description: An older woman who wears a grey collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, she is not a threatening figure. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Joan hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and revenge

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a green tunic with black highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes. His black crest is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He likes to wear brown tank tops with green pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are green.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Alex is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in the south to a Mason, Alex learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 sp. Jasper (50 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a greataxe on her belt. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

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. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the south were limited. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.