Description: A middle-aged woman, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and is pretty ugly. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing a long, green cloak. Her purple hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady black eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Semyaza was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She's also a talented Bookbinder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Crown-heir born in the past three hundred years. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Harbek was born with his father's beautiful face. At some point he was captured by goblins and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 360 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 4 Thunderstones.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has done his best to style his rusty crest to look like a famous performer. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mreksh grew up listening to his father's many stories. He worked as a nervous Engraver and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Layabout, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His black hair is still thick. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His crest is cut close to his head. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Bather profession.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Bather again; and balancing his hectic life and new sculptor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears professional attire, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is cut close to her head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Sailor; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a brown shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Gunter was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His childhood dream was to be a Glassblower, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Glassblower, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Violet garnet (1500 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Iolite (40 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Slave, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2200 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Jet (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.