Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Althaea lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and human compassion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a grey coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Juliana was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Tanner again; and balancing her hectic life and new doctor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 150 gp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker, Opinionated, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: This southern woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull tan iron scale mail. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Lavinia hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shipwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Lavinia was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 500 gp.