Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His cinnamon fur has been sun bleached extensively. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines copper.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Flame was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He's also a talented Navigator, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eye agate (6 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her orange fur is matted, messy, and big. 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 is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Marshal. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He sports a flattop crest cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 pp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His red fur is knotted and matted. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 6000 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Jade (110 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Coral (110 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Azurite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His crest, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Beggar. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Susannah hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. 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: Susannah was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 12000 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1100 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp).