Description: This dark-skinned female wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her black hair is well kept. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Pearl was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 150 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tan tunic with blue highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: Lamlis was born the youngest of three triplets. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He wears a fancy green suit. He is portly but not overly obese. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Marshal kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 97. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the south to a Junk Dealer, Garl learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has achieved small success as a Junk Dealer.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He wears professional attire. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scythes and axes. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Brewer who has hired him part-time. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Brewer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His white crest is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Erdan grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Tordek lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.