Description: This woman stands a little under 3'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, grey shirt, and violet tie. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Torgga grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Torgga. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a green costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Bryseis 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 was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 70000 cp. Silver pearl (160 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she very much looks the part of a Map Maker, and is pretty ugly. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has achieved small success as a Map Maker.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Born in the east to a Farmer, Ellyjoybell learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Farmer. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 gp. Onyx (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 68. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Mella was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a black tunic with tan highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Baggi grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Painter for the past few years.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 gp.