Description: This southern woman wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her scarlet crest is lengthy. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to pay off her debts

Flaws: Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military, Debt. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 11000 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, green cloak. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. 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, Driindar is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Driindar was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Jet (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He is baby faced.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Black pearl (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Jet (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Jade (160 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His dark red hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a black coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her purple hair is heavily combed to the right. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. The war was a terrible time for her, and Damaia does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her childhood dream was to be a Gardener, but she was a colossal failure. She became a Marshal soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Marshal responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Azurite (16 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her black fur is long and unkept. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. The war was a terrible time for her, and Harvest does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Emerald (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. She has no hair. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her small blue hat.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 8000 gp. Hematite (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Jade (90 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Major magic item.