Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a violet vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her violet boots flare out at the collars. With wild silver hair. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her first spouse was a Hunter, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. After a long history of fighting, Heather and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1600 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Sard (20 gp). Coral (70 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp).

Description: He very much looks the part of a Merchant. His hair is red and curly. He has gray eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and very much looks the part of a Butcher. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult; and she's in love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Cynical, Insane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.