Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Valida fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 60 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). 4 Thunderstones.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'0". She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears a colorful flower in her brown fur. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Aura abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 41000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Drusilia lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a very tight haircut. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Kipper has worked very hard to control his curse. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's in love; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern man prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. His clothes are grease stained in places. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished falchion as well. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born in a small forest village. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She wears a simple violet robe with black stripes complete with hood. With bright blonde hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: The child of a Crown-heir, who enjoyed hunting, Isabella was taken on many hunting expeditions. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Emotional, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp.

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 is dressed in earthy colors with a black and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears his scarlet crest up. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Terse, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 60 gp.