Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She wears grey trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A true patriot, Beatrice would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is physically well-built. He has wavy brown hair. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: The child of a Butcher, who enjoyed hunting, Kody was taken on many hunting expeditions. Kody liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her dark red hair, when down, is lengthy. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. 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: 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 Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Sorath never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1200 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a white and green robe with the hood down, and carries scythes. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Sark has worked very hard to control his curse. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. She has purple hair. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 30 pp.