Description: She wears just a grey suit. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Helgret is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gifted student she started as a Ploughman, but she got bored and became a Interpreter. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 cp. Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp).

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born in the west to a Miller, Shamil learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her chestnut hair is well kept. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She tends to her Doctor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To protect her home; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A 6'6" western woman, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She keeps her brass crest in a pixie cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Gilkass's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Gilkass was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Bookbinder. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a brown shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He takes great joy in being the best Courier in town.

History: He got into the Courier business at a young age. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. He became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His hair is red and curly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. The war was a terrible time for him, and Qemuel does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Qemuel lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Interpreter and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and carries monstrous two handed axes. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Burto 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 Burto. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 40 gp. Deep green spinel (70 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is an epitome of beauty. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Bertram was born with his mother's beautiful face. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has achieved small success as a Laborer.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Laborer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 150 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 2'11" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Painter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.