Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a pastel armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. She keeps her cinnamon fur in a flapper bob. Her yellow eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'7". She wears a brown vest and prefers violet and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has no fur. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Smoking alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Smoking fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His chestnut hair is cut short. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

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. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted, Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Coral (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Jet (160 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she usually wears her grey robe and has her greataxe always slung over her shoulder. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has violet eyes and a grey hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Ahlyssa was born with her mother's beautiful face. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Guardian, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 11000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with tan slacks. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise violet.

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 writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Slave, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp).

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this northern man wears a blue shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He wears his auburn hair up. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He 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: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Revenge; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.