Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His fur is red and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Art will drive conversation. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Art is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Art was born with his mother's beautiful face. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Masseuse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A 4'8" northern woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her yellow eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Cook. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Moon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Through the years after Moon was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Moon's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Cook for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new cook responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 39000 sp. White pearl (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'0", this man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His first spouse was a Navigator, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing a long, green cloak. Her gold crest is smooth and relatively long. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Cook who has hired her part-time. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: She wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 900 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'10". He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Barrister. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She has hazel eyes and a grey hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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: Born to a Miller, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bounty Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.