Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing a long, blue cloak. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born in the east to a Spy, Beiro learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: To be a Fletcher again; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Coral (70 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Malachite (9 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a tan collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

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. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Hematite (12 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: He stands about 3'2" and wears just a white suit. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his white hair down. His eyes are brown.

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. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Borun was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Miner. He's also a talented Dyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Dyer again; and he is greedy

Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Rose (80 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears her white hair down. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Crown-heir hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Bonds: Job, Family, Nature, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 23000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (12000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Gimgen never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Blue-white diamond (3000 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Black pearl (900 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears violet trousers with black and red striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Sariel abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears her red hair down. She has green eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Tagga lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is greedy; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).