Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a shield on her belt. She has wavy red hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Maynild 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 work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 17000 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His first spouse was a Slave Trader, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: Standing 2'11", this woman wears a simple white robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she has a crush on the local engraver

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She dresses like a well dressed Mayor does. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the west to a Mayor, Mara learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. After coming to the age of reason, Mara took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp).

Description: She wears a green deerstalker hat and green clothes. She carries with her a set of clubs, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her blue hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Debt. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 pp. Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Sard (70 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Coral (160 gp). Bloodstone (70 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.