Description: This man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length brown fur. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Engraver. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. 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: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 360 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp).

Description: 3'3" and muscular, this southern woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has wavy auburn hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a blue coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. She has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Mara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Arha 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. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 sp. Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a white cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a Glassblower, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 sp. Amber (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He carries with him a set of axes, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his red hair down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 is a great chef.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. After coming to the age of reason, Theobald took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theobald fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His head has been shaved. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: She has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She is physically well-built. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Barber arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She struck the Barber job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born in the north to a Servant, Panana learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 140 gp. 4 Thunderstones.