Description: This eastern man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is a Mayor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

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 took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He struck the Mayor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 pp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Coral (50 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, grey shirt, and tan tie, and carries hammers. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. 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. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 12000 gp. Red garnet (50 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Clear bright green emerald (7000 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Sard (70 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. Her white hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She got into the Laborer business at a young age. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Laborer. She struck the Laborer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Navigator again; and she's in love

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Through the years after Alex was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Alex's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Alex and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 5000 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Joker, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and balancing her hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her golden hair is still thick. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).