Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She takes great joy in being the best Miner in town.

History: She got into the Miner business at a young age. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anakis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has silver hair. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Glassblower and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. Jade (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Mercenary arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to be a glassblower again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.