Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Beatrice hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Malachite (15 gp).

Description: This woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp).

Description: Standing 6'2", this man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Chad took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

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

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Gifted from a young age, Geva studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Geva took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is content; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 6000 sp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).