Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He sports a flattop crest cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Miller. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, In love. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is long and black with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small brown clips. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Being born in the north, 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 north 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: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Ilde was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Miner again; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Now he works as a singing tutor during his time off.

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

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical, Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 sp.