Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Layabout. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears long strands of emerald and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Jelenneth alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 pp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His hair is auburn and very short. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Carter mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Depressed, Fearful. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1700 pp. White opal (1600 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Rose (30 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Jet (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf, and carries flails. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Travok was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his youth he was a Fortune-teller, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 12000 gp. Obsidian (16 gp). Clear bright green emerald (7000 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Citrine (70 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Jet (120 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she very much looks the part of a Crown-heir. Her brass crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Megren was born with her mother's beautiful face. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Crown-heir. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Eye agate (8 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: She stands about 2'10" and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is white and curly. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Dyer. 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 seems to be bored by most things; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 9000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Rose (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Star ruby (900 gp).