Description: This woman stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a black vest and prefers pastel and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 gp. Fire opal (700 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a very tight haircut. 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. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Hadwisa liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A 6'4" northern man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the north to a Farmer, Diggory learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 Farmer. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden pearl (80 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he tends to wear a large brown jacket. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Manfred was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave 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 desert due to the painful memories there. Manfred took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up shield and armor he uses now. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.