Description: This woman stands a little under 4'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has no hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Valida was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her first spouse was a Miner, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Passionate, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Jet (90 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears baggy green pantaloons and a tan scarf. He keeps his dark red hair in a flapper bob. He has white eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 900 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Gunter was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Gunter's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver pearl (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Detective. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 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 (60 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her red hair is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Junk Dealer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Junk Dealer for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she is content

Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 700 pp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Onyx (60 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: An older woman who prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver crest is still thick. Her gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Blendaeth was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Merchant, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (7000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).