Description: She stands about 3'3" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Orla was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Orla liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). White pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'5" when asserting himself. His rusty crest is singed and shortened. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a flail on his belt. He wears his orange fur up. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult; and to be a spy again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull violet iron scale mail. He carries a battered shield and tarnished hand crossbow as well. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Map Maker.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His cinnamon fur has been sun bleached extensively. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.