Description: A plain young-adult woman, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the east to a Blacksmith, Torbera learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is short and black. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. A gifted student she started as a Painter, but she got bored and became a Miller. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Miller for the past few years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2900 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Namfoodle 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 Namfoodle. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Mindartis was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Warrior, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Warrior in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Violet garnet (600 gp). Rose (50 gp). Malachite (11 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'2". She wears a blue shirt with thin green vertical stripes and red pants. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. His silver hair is braided into rings. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A gifted student he started as a Sellsword, but he got bored and became a Fortune-teller. After a long history of fighting, Iados and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: This woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has purple hair. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Azza lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Weaver. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1200 gp. Rose (80 gp). Banded agate (15 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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 Interpreter. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 900 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black hair is still thick. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He's also a talented Sage, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is content; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.