Description: This dark-skinned male dresses like a well dressed Carter does. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Carter for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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 Dilettante. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Dilettante for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Jade (100 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Golden pearl (100 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries a battered bow and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. His red fur is singed and shortened. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 18000 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 47. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Borun fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 7000 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears her silver hair up. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Nija is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. He has styled his red crest well, parting it to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nadarr was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and balancing his hectic life and new jeweler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her black fur is still thick. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Amber (110 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Onyx (50 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Banded agate (6 gp).