Description: She is a husky woman, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her red crest is braided into rings. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect her home

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Full Plate.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His white fur is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. Her long copper crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To protect her home; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 pp. Jet (80 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears tattered old clothes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 73. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the north to a Bather, Paelias learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has worked as a Bather like his mother before him.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 500 pp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Zircon (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her white crest is thinning but still full. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 gp. Jet (110 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Being a Junk Dealer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her white crest is knotted and matted. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to pay off her debts

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Debt, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.