Description: This woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She stands about 5'3" and is typically in her Sage uniform. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Insane, Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has golden hair. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kyle grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 17000 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'5" when asserting himself. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born into a rich family. Trail was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Shoemaker. 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: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).