Description: This man is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and yellow handkerchief worn on his right side. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Vonbin abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: She wears a black tunic with tan highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her black crest is braided into rings. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is portly but not overly obese. His blonde hair is cut short. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the west to a Bounty Hunter, Hobart learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bounty Hunter. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bounty Hunter for the past few years.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this southern man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Fortune-teller born in the past three hundred years. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. To his fellows he 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: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A freak accident while working with his Marshal mother left him crippled. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Kâka was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 sp. Amber (70 gp).

Description: She wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available she will default to her scythe. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 150 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears a red coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She has a hunchback. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She's in love; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, PTSD. Occupation: Server

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor and is in decent physical shape. She has black fur. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born in the north to a Fletcher, Gale learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She has achieved small success as a Fletcher.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she has a crush on the local cartwright

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Conrad hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bounty Hunter.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.