Description: This tall, slender woman wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. Her white hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a Beggar first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and tends to wear a large red jacket. His chestnut hair is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Percival enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Percival was born the youngest of three triplets. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 800 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a yellow coat. Her white hair is singed and shortened. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Detective but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She bought a nunchaku and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 700 gp. White opal (500 gp).