Description: She is a mite stocky and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is auburn and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Helen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is short and red. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Courier. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 700 gp. Red spinel (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her white hair is thinning but still full. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. The war was a terrible time for her, and Katherine does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Katherine was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Juliana is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 sp.