Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She was taken from her home at a very young age. After a long history of fighting, Murook and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She wears a fancy white dress. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her feathered white hat.

Personality: Hrathy speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 gp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Jet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born into a rich family. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 50 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp). 6 Acid flasks.

Description: This northern woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has styled her scarlet crest well, parting it to the left. She has red eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Kadana hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, goblins burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear flannel. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Torgga was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He takes great joy in being the best Navigator in town.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Thervan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Navigator. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Miner again.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: He wears a simple brown robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 900 gp.