Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She is baby faced.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Melissa was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Stableman for hire.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Body Guard born in the past three hundred years. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Nicholas is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Body Guard.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This light-skinned female has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is golden and curly. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She worked as a nervous Cartwright and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and money/treasure

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 600 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Melissa hails from a village terrorized by illithids. At a young age her mother died while driving off some illithids. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in spear use. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Melissa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.