Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His crest is copper and very short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Jeweler arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown hair is still thick. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Jacoba was born with her father's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a black costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso and is in decent physical shape. He has no crest. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a Gardener first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gorbundus does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a pastel tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her yellow fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She carries with her a set of pickaxes on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She has no hair. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Body Guard profession.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).