Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her top violet hat.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Azurite (10 gp).

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her longbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her hair is blue, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. After months of barely getting by, Rieta managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp. 3 Holy water. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blue stubble. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. He has a hunchback. He has done his best to style his blue hair to look like a famous performer. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born to a Slave Trader, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 290 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). 3 Holy water.

Description: She wears a green coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. She is physically well-built. Her long red crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She stands about 6'4" and wears a black shirt with thin green vertical stripes and yellow pants. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Her silver eyes peer out from beneath her small black hat.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 Soapmaker. She tends to her Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is black and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Kipper hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Tod's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Tod is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Tod was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a fancy brown dress. Her red hair is lengthy. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Seamstress. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2100 sp. Black star sapphire (900 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Dimble hails from a village terrorized by goblins. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 17000 cp. Moonstone (50 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Amber (160 gp).