Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a greatsword on her belt. Her hair is white and curly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

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. Through the years after Alain was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Alain's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She now spends her time doing works of charity.

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 she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Nature, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a violet coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He worked as a nervous Body Guard and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 900 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Ruler. He became a Ruler soon after.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 80 gp.