Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Selfish, Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'11" when asserting herself. With bright brown hair. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Riswynn hails from a village terrorized by giants. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered giants who tried to eat her hand. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and balancing her hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. With wild blonde hair. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Isabella was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Scribe. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is golden and very short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Courier kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 80 pp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a long, grey cloak, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is long and unkept. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 120 gp.