Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and carries greataxes. Her hair is short and black. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a map maker and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Barakas was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Barakas's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Expand his business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, white shirt, and red tie. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. A friendly and beautiful Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Moss agate (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Emerald (500 gp). White opal (500 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Jet (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She prefers to wear flannel. Her dark red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and to be a doctor again

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Rose (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears dull brown sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed dagger, just in case. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a great chef.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and to be a dilettante again

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1100 pp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Sard (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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is typically in her Bowyer uniform. Her long lavender fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Cloud reached her early adolescence her Tabaxi father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.