Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. His hair is short and golden. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. 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.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she usually wears her black robe and has her spear always slung over her shoulder. Her purple hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are white.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

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. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Military, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 40 pp. Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Baelitae was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 120 gp. White pearl (160 gp).

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has no hair. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Reddlepop grew up listening to her father's many stories. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Reddlepop has worked very hard to control her curse. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Everburning torch.