Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She takes great joy in being the best Guard in town.

History: Nija was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp. Red spinel (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has wavy golden hair. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Cynical, Impulsive, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Blue sapphire (600 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Sard (70 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. He has a hunchback. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Priest. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Priest responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 340 pp. Azurite (11 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'4" and wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Cockaby is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cockaby fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp.