Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her ears are large.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Shepherd. Claira is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and doesn't want to be a shepherd and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has done his best to style his blue hair to look like a famous performer. His red eyes peer out from beneath his top black hat.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born into a rich family. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 160 pp. A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Yebe was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She wears her chestnut hair up. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. While he appears to be a normal Human, 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 was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has white hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Maiathah was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and doesn't want to be a marshal and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Rolen was born with his father's beautiful face. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1300 sp. Pink pearl (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).