Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His fur is gray and very short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Gifted from a young age, Smoking studied abroad. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 pp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor. She has a hunchback. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. 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 extraordinarily eccentric. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane, Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 pp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Jade (150 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is silver and curly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Quarion hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1200 pp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp).

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this southern man wears tattered old clothes. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Heian was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sard (80 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He got into the Bounty Hunter business at a young age. Tharivol was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bounty Hunter. He's also a talented Architect, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Architect again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. She has violet eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. 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: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 pp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 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 (30 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'0". She typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. Her cinnamon fur is heavily combed to the left. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Windy was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Shy, Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 gp. Hematite (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).