Description: She is a husky woman, who wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her dark red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her black eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She takes great joy in being the best Crown-heir in town.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. She tends to her Crown-heir job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears a mask on his face.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available she will default to her kukri. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Silaqui lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 210 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'9". She wears a green cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady white eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Shipwright. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Astaro hails from a village terrorized by orcs. 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. She struck the Shipwright job and began her own company from there.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 180 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Conrad is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Conrad was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the south to a Shepherd, Anthony learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Professionalism, Justice. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has wavy silver hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. The war was a terrible time for her, and Andry does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born into a rich family. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 gp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: She wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a grey scarf. She is physically well-built. She has done her best to style her beige fur to look like a famous performer. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Adventurer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her first spouse was a Layabout, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He got into the Locksmith business at a young age. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 310 gp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp).