Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses like a well dressed Marshal does. Her hair is short and red. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Hrathy alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and carries nunchakus. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sammal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Coral (130 gp). Rose (40 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length brown fur. Her fierce copper eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When Smoking reached her early adolescence her Tabaxi mother 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: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Azurite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Jade (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Amber (130 gp). Jet (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Amber (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He has a hunchback. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 pp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Valida is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. 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: Doesn't want to be a Shoemaker and was forced into it by her family; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her broad grey hat.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Avice was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 pp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Oolah fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.