Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Jacoba grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Jacoba. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'2", this man prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. His red hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Rolf is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Spy again; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Red garnet (150 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is physically well-built. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Gerald was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Gerald took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up quarterstaff and armor he uses now. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Banker for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

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