Description: She is typically in her Healer uniform. She carries a battered trident and tarnished glaive as well. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 Healer. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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 wracked by social anxiety; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Rose (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Rose (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Amber (90 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Sard (20 gp). White pearl (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and is pretty ugly. His silver crest is lengthy. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Greethen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 5000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 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 (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is wearing a long, yellow cloak. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears his black hair down. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to be a shepherd again

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. He has styled his brass crest well, parting it to the right. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Bidreked was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Fortune-teller for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 5000 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Amber (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Blue diamond (6000 gp). Emerald (1200 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.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His hair is cut close to his head. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Cockaby was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 10000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Hematite (12 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Jet (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Amber (150 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Red spinel (150 gp).