Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is dark red and curly. Her eyes are black and beady.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. 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: A rival would like her out of the picture; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mortician. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a tan collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

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 crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Norkruuth hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Norkruuth 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.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 110000 cp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp).