Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'3". He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a halberd. His hair is short and chestnut. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Pink pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 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. His crest is cut close to his head. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She has styled her gold crest well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Sora does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She married young, but lost her spouse to brigands. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 10000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is blonde and very short. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Panana is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student she started as a Merchant, but she got bored and became a Navigator. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Family, Religious, Job, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp).

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This black eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a Barkeep, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scythe, but if one is not available he will default to his longsword. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden pearl (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a green collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. She has black eyes and a green hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Markosian enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Hematite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Amber (130 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp).