Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Harbek's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, In love, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 220 gp. 3 Acid flasks.

Description: This woman wears a blue coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: An older woman who wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings, she is not a threatening figure. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Bree wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warlock, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his monstrous two handed axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He very much looks the part of a Body Guard. He has red crest. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is an amazing painter.

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. His childhood dream was to be a Detective, but he was a colossal failure. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.