Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He sports a flattop hair cut. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Glûk speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with his Seamstress mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 33000 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a greataxe on her belt. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: Ida is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Malachite (12 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her head has been shaved. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a Unemployed, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'1". She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her first spouse was a Mortician, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp).