Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. 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: Diesa was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Locksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Locksmith work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Amber (80 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Jet (80 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a black shirt, with a pastel mid length skirt with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her black hair is thinning but still full. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

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

Possessions: 1200 pp. Jasper (20 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Jasper (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. With bright blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. 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: The child of a Engraver, who enjoyed hunting, Elysande was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and doesn't want to be a bookbinder and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Sard (70 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born to a Seamstress, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She worked as a nervous Architect and found it very stressful. She struck the Architect job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, In love, Poor, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Gold music box (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. His hair is auburn and very short. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Family, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a brown vest and prefers black and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His long beige fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate, and she perpetually has her hammer ready. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to protect her home

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Sard (50 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).