Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears tattered old clothes. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. 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 born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Red spinel (130 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in a small plains village. After coming to the age of reason, Gomory took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Baker responsibilities is difficult; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 sp. Black pearl (1400 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with tan slacks. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a brown tunic with tan highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in the east to a Fortune-teller, Maynild learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Maynild 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 gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fortune-teller and was forced into it by her family; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp).