Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears skinny pants and wears a green and tan robe with the hood down. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Born in the south to a Sellsword, Markosian learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 cp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a white costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She is an epitome of beauty. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ootah was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ootah decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. 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 east

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'2" and dresses like a well dressed Marshal does. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is content

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This man wears a green shirt with thin black vertical stripes and blue pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair is long and unkept. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Engraver born in the past three hundred years. Melech 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: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 70 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp).

Description: Standing 6'5", this man wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His long scarlet crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 gp.