Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. She has golden hair. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is an amazing painter.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Mara was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 50 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. After coming to the age of reason, Yurgunn 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. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

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. A true patriot, Stacee would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the west to a Cartwright, Stacee learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Performer, but she was a colossal failure. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Performer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Cartwright, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 5000 sp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Zircon (70 gp).

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Paggen was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Aristocrat, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Aristocrat in service of a powerful lord somewhere. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Paggen 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 Paggen. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.