Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She sports a flattop hair cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Mardred was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a tan tunic with blue highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She is a Yochlol in disguise. After coming to the age of reason, Xanaphia took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She wears her white hair up. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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 Miller. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Slave, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is physically well-built. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He carries with him a set of sais on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Scribe hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Scribe responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Military, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. Her red hair is braided into rings. She has green eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Vaina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. He is physically well-built. He has shaved his head bald. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Tharivol abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Coral (140 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His gray fur is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are copper.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and tabaxi compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 900 gp. Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Astar abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. After a long history of fighting, Astar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp.