Description: She wears tattered old clothes. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Tourmaline (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull brown iron scale mail. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Ruler born in the past three hundred years. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Chenna abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she has money and likes to spend it

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 pp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is short and blonde. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Through the years after Taklinn was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Taklinn's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 80 pp. Carnelian (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Amber (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears a red collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She is physically well-built. She has moderate length black hair. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered red hat.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her childhood dream was to be a Fortune-teller, but she was a colossal failure. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 19000 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He likes to wear white tank tops with blue pants. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Vlorn lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 110 pp. Coral (100 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.