Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His fur is orange and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp).

Description: She wears dull brown sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 160 gp. Azurite (11 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears long strands of sapphire and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is golden and very short. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Soapmaker responsibilities is difficult; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Server. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Ovina was born with her mother's beautiful face. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Server. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 120 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).