Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

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. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 17000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Kithri 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. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Sumnes hails from a village terrorized by drow. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. After a long history of fighting, Sumnes and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and she wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She is an epitome of beauty. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She was born in the west. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Dilettante work with an outfit from a few towns over. Dilettante work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Dilettante responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Carter. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Carter for hire.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to be a spy again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 7000 gp. Canary diamond (7000 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 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 prefers to wear flannel. Her crest is silver and very short. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nikki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.