Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her half smiles and silver eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Engraver arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. 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: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting illithids, the young Nordak began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Amber (60 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Miner born in the past three hundred years. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Lidda was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1600 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 pp. Iolite (30 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her blonde hair up. She is baby faced.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.