Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a white Stetson hat and white clothes. Her red hair is still thick. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Merla liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she has a crush on the local ploughman

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is short and black. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. Star ruby (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'7" when asserting himself. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Greethen grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Greethen. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 18000 sp.

Description: She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. She is portly but not overly obese. She has wavy brown hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Syllin wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warrior, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Born in the west to a Beggar, Syllin 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. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.