Description: She is in excellent shape and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are copper.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Flame 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: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 pp. White pearl (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'11". She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She has moderate length blue hair. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp).

Description: 2'10" and muscular, this eastern woman dresses like a well dressed Bather does. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bather. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bather for hire.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 10000 gp. Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Coral (100 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is golden and curly. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Locksmith. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Tod abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Lazy, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 pp. Citrine (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Rose (80 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has a hunchback. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Tim hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Tim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has worked as a Hunter like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 5'5", this woman wears a green armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. Her hair is blue and curly. She has a dull look in her silver eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 900 pp. Amethyst (110 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. She carries with her a set of daggers on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She has no hair. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 73. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Valanthe grew up listening to her father's many stories. 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.