Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep white.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Balam is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He worked as a nervous Sculptor and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 sp. Jet (160 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears yellow trousers with white and pastel striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is golden and very short. Her ears are large.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. 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 comes from a rich western family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears tattered old clothes. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Sarai was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Knight. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has styled her scarlet crest well, parting it to the left. She has red eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. A true patriot, Megren would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Carpenter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Dilettante they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Carpenter, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and doesn't want to be a carpenter and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Military, Poor, Family, Debt. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'6". He wears a brown collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and his gloved hand is found clutching a axe. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He got into the Fisher business at a young age. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp.