Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a fancy brown dress. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1400 sp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears tattered old clothes. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Carter born in the past three hundred years. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the west. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 2000 cp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born into a rich family. Through the years after Portia was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Portia's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Onyx (50 gp).

Description: He stands about 3'7" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is auburn and curly. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Animal Trainer business.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 sp.