Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barrister. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Portia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 sp. Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Sard (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears his black fur down. His copper eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Eldon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small black clips. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

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 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Servant again.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. Red spinel (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 north. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Red garnet (140 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her brown hair is wavy and long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and pastel handkerchief worn on his right side, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Slave, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Courier profession.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Priest for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp.