Description: 6'2" and muscular, this southern man dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a white coat with violet slacks. His orange fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. One day when Flame was young, his father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his father dropped to the ground dead. His father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Flame was heart-stricken from the event, and his mother started working long hours to provde for them. After a long history of fighting, Flame and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His first spouse was a Banker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Cumpen lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Courier they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Seamstress, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Courier; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism, Logical. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a white cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is a Locksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Citrine (20 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Amber (130 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Rose (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Jasper (20 gp).