Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a green coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length blue crest. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His hair is brown and curly. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bather. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Alexandrite (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses like a well dressed Stylist does. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Hadarai was born with his mother's beautiful face. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has worked as a Stylist like his mother before him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is physically well-built. His blue hair is lengthy. His white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Animal Trainer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Cook, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. Banded agate (14 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and is pretty ugly. His hair is short and silver. His white eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Map Maker business.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 50 pp. Star ruby (1200 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman usually wears her red robe and has her longbow always slung over her shoulder and is in decent physical shape. She has wavy white hair. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She refers to her adoptive mother 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: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Family, Nature, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'7". He wears a fancy green suit. His brown hair is still thick. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sculptor who has hired him part-time. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1700 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.