Description: She wears a green costume with the symbols of strength on her torso, and carries greataxes. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor and is in decent physical shape. His long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears dull red sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Healer responsibilities is difficult; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears her brown hair down. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sculptor who has hired her part-time. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born in the south to a Sculptor, Criella learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Criella 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 Criella. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Chalcedony (50 gp).