Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length purple hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Markosian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When Markosian reached her early adolescence her Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He works hard and plays hard.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying north to reunite his family. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 700 pp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Amber (50 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Jet (50 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Brown diamond (5000 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Richard was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 8000 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). White pearl (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. His head has been shaved. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: The child of a Soapmaker, who enjoyed hunting, Hubert was taken on many hunting expeditions. Hubert liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Amber (130 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Jet (130 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a green costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His purple hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Qemuel hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Sard (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Sard (20 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.