Description: She stands about 3'3" and wears a simple blue robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2800 gp. Malachite (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Jade (40 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Sard (80 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Marshal arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. One day when Dain was young, his father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his father dropped to the ground dead. His father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Dain was heart-stricken from the event, and his mother started working long hours to provde for them. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shoemaker who has hired him part-time. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Theriatis was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp.

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 black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 sp. Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: 4'9" and muscular, this northern woman wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Sage but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 sp. White pearl (110 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. He carries a battered morningstar and tarnished greatsword as well. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gerald 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: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict, Ugly. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1100 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: This man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Soapmaker. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He sports a flattop hair cut. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Zook lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Gardener, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.