Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear flannel. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Bookbinder. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Senteq was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Senteq's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears brown trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He carries a battered glaive and tarnished shortbow as well. His fur is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Cloud enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Cloud was born with his mother's beautiful face. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cloud fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Banded mail.