Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'11" when asserting herself. Her brown hair is cut short. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her ears are large.

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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Sage. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 24000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She is portly but not overly obese. With wild red hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Eldeth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'2" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her ears are large.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: The child of a Weaver, who enjoyed hunting, Volen was taken on many hunting expeditions. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Onyx (30 gp).