Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and is pretty ugly. She has dyed her greying lavender fur a little too much giving a sharp lavender color. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her black hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Anastrianna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her scarlet crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 110000 cp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is short and white. His skin is flawless and his white eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Melech abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 5'3". He wears brown trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and his gloved hand is found clutching a monstrous two handed axe. He has moderate length gray fur. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His childhood dream was to be a Miller, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Golden pearl (50 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a Jeweler, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naivara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This eastern man wears professional attire. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. He wears his auburn hair down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 13. 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. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

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. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aerdeth 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 Aerdeth. He's also a talented Brewer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears her brown hair up. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She became a Knight soon after.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 gp.