Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Braak was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Braak alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Violet garnet (1100 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a large blue jacket. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is content

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Pink pearl (120 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Amber (120 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Sard (40 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He is baby faced.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He got into the Carpenter business at a young age. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To be a Sage again.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She found a children's book about a Gnome Commoner who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Amber (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.