Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he likes to wear yellow tank tops with green pants. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is a Blacksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born in a small island village. His parents enrolled him in a Adept school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he usually wears his green robe and has his ceremonial dagger always slung over his shoulder. He has purple hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates Tieflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Bathin lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Glassblower, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Racist, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. She has wavy white hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Aelar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Aelar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 10 pp. Red garnet (130 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Vicky is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of a Beggar, who enjoyed hunting, Vicky was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her childhood dream was to be a Beggar, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 140 gp.