Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise green.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Birel hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Her childhood dream was to be a Doctor, but she was a colossal failure. She has achieved small success as a Shepherd.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Margery enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. After a long history of fighting, Margery and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His tied-back hair is golden. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Dilettante business.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Actor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and balancing his hectic life and new actor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Crown-heir work with an outfit from a few towns over. Crown-heir work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 5000 cp. 3 Smokesticks.