Description: He stands about 5'2" and wears grey trousers with green and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his silver hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A 5'5" southern woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears her brown hair up. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the south to a Sailor, Criella learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a pastel collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her yellow fur is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Serpent hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She got into the Carter business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Soapmaker, but she was a colossal failure. She tends to her Carter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Coral (120 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp).

Description: This man wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born in the west. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 40 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Rose (80 gp).