Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His white crest is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He works hard and plays hard.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 sp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a pastel top hat and pastel clothes. Her fur, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sailor. He sports a flattop crest cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

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. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has achieved small success as a Sailor.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 700 sp. Jet (160 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has done her best to style her bronze crest to look like a famous performer. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tatyan studied abroad. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Tatyan has worked very hard to control her curse. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She sports chestnut long hair. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Veloptima has worked very hard to control her curse. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive, Mundane, Addict. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stableman.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 30 pp. Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: Vola was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vola grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Vola. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 2'10". He wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available he will default to his club. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp.