Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has wavy auburn hair. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Eberdeb's homeland. Eberdeb decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane and is in decent physical shape. His brass crest is matted, messy, and big. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 12000 sp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.