Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length lavender fur. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Shadow is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Shadow has worked very hard to control her curse. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a white coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Silgre 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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Silgre was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Silgre never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears long strands of emerald and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is chestnut and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Alvyn will drive conversation. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Silver pearl (110 gp).

Description: An older man who is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, he is not a threatening figure. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Veit's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Veit was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 380 gp.