Description: 4'8" and muscular, this northern woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 360 pp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Zircon (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Coral (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Clear bright green emerald (7000 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 2'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor. She has shaved her head bald. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nikki grew up listening to her father's many stories. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Professionalism, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy orange fur. He wears a pastel shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a hunchback. He wears his orange fur up. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting orcs, the young Tricking began to lead the lost caravan. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His brown hair is still thick. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.