Description: This tall, slender woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her golden hair is cut short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses like a well dressed Beggar does. He keeps his gray fur in a flapper bob. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Left-Handed was born the youngest of three triplets. He worked as a nervous Beggar and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a grey coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head, and carries clubs. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are blue and beady.

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 receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Everard grew up listening to his father's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black star sapphire (600 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'2" and muscular, this western woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has wavy golden hair. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Valida is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Valida has worked very hard to control her curse. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears long strands of amethyst and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His white hair is singed and shortened. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available she will default to her scimitar. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 11000 gp. Fire opal (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Coral (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Rose (30 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a black collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has shaved her head bald. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.