Description: She is a husky woman, who wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She sports silver long hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She hates Humans with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Ermina is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Navigator they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Sage, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: This man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Tarak is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Tarak hails from a village terrorized by goblins. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Tarak was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 30 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: This woman is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Sailor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sailor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Cook again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Gifted from a young age, Varis studied abroad. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a simple black robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Shipwright. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He worked as a nervous Shipwright and found it very stressful. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with white slacks. His beige fur is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Through the years after Emerald was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Emerald's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy; and balancing his hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 310 gp. Amber (150 gp).

Description: This northern man likes to wear black tank tops with tan pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. His scarlet crest is singed and shortened. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He worked as a nervous Architect and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Architect for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 30 gp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears baggy green pantaloons and a yellow scarf. His brass crest is singed and shortened. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears her scarlet crest up. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Surina was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp.