Description: This woman usually wears her grey robe and has her ceremonial dagger always slung over her shoulder, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Falkrunn's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1500 pp. Amber (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Amber (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a brown vest and prefers green and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has no hair. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Hedonist. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Armorer father left him crippled. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 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 (80 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the right. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Gorga was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Barber. She's also a talented Architect, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Architect; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a black collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Merchant who has hired him part-time. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

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. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is short and black. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 11000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 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 (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She is physically well-built. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Rohesia is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.