Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Hedonist. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He wears white trousers with green and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He has hazel eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. A true patriot, Emmeline would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. She struck the Courier job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She usually wears her tan robe and has her dagger always slung over her shoulder. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Performer business.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 38000 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her red fur is lengthy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Carpenter profession.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Cloud took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up hammer and armor she uses now. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 40 gp. Citrine (40 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Emen speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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 has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1100 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her skin is flawless and her silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Armara hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. Armara is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.