Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She usually wears her black robe and has her greatsword always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Rose (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 6'2" and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red crest is long and unkept. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the north to a Marshal, Perra learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Marshal and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 gp. Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his feathered grey hat.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arnold 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; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a grey scarf. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. She has amber eyes and a brown hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Emeny lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Red garnet (50 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp).