Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make 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: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 8000 sp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He's also a talented Crown-heir, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She is physically well-built. She keeps her gold crest in a flapper bob. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. 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 used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His fur is cut close to his head. His copper eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bather. He has achieved small success as a Bather.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1400 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'6" and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears skinny pants and wears a white and green robe with the hood down. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He has amber eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Argran alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2500 gp.

Description: An older woman who likes to wear black tank tops with tan skirt, she is not a threatening figure. Her brass crest, when down, is lengthy. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Hethress was born with her mother's beautiful face. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 210 pp. Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Amber (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Banker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Adelard hails from a village terrorized by orcs. A gifted student he started as a Sellsword, but he got bored and became a Banker. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 120 gp. Malachite (7 gp).

Description: She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Body Guard. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp.