Description: She is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform, and carries bows. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the east to a Spice Merchant, Engong learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Detective, but she got bored and became a Spice Merchant. Recently the stress of being a Spice Merchant has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a brown coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He carries with him a set of longswords on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Roland is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Roland studied abroad. 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 has worked as a Navigator like his mother before him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She carries with her a set of shields on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She has shaved her head bald. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bricklayer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1500 sp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Jet (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This malnourished man wears a worn and beaten armor. His bronze crest is matted, messy, and big. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Fax lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 cp. Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available she will default to her greatsword. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Murook is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 sp.