Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, marred by sweets. She has a very tight haircut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She is a Lycanthrope in disguise. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. After a long history of fighting, Katherine and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp. Rose (30 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp).

Description: He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available he will default to his halberd. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Slave Trader. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and balancing his hectic life and new slave trader responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a Courier first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born in a small plains village. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Mason again.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has no hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

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. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Through the years after Avelina was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Avelina's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.