Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver ewer (10 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. His white hair is braided into rings. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. The war was a terrible time for him, and Halimath does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Disease, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has a hunchback. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Jet (120 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Jade (120 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a red vest and prefers white and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 gp. Hematite (16 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. His chestnut hair is still thick. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Crown-heir father left him crippled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Half-Plate.