Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the west to a Armorer, Hoshû learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Performer, but he got bored and became a Armorer. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Iolite (30 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). White opal (600 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Violet garnet (800 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.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His tied-back hair is auburn. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Occupation: Healer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Jet (110 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Amber (110 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Shepherd profession.

History: Ridaro was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Merchant and found it very stressful. She became a Merchant soon after.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Peridot (30 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Sard (30 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). White opal (1500 gp).

Description: This man wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. His crest is cut close to his head. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Mayor but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Detective. She wears her scarlet crest up. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 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 (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He became a Miller soon after.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and expand his business

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 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 (80 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. 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 is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Mercenary but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Vaina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and balancing her hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 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.