Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She carries with her a set of bows on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Alexandrite (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has wavy blonde hair. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Jarsali was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She is portly but not overly obese. Her fur is cut close to her head. This yellow eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 18000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Jezebeth was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Mortician. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 pp. Azurite (15 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Sard (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). White opal (600 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western man wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His clothes are grease stained in places. His fur is white and very short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Barrister again; and expand his business

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the east to a Glassblower, Theriatis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and balancing his hectic life and new glassblower responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He got into the Farmer business at a young age. Drogo 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 6000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.