Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Knight born in the past three hundred years. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this eastern man prefers to wear flannel. His brown hair is braided into rings. He has gold eyes and a green hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Skamos was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Skamos took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a black coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. Her blue hair is heavily combed to the right. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Spy arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and expand his business

Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Red spinel (140 gp).