Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair is blonde and curly. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He got into the Slave Trader business at a young age. Through the years after Hobart was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Hobart's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has worked as a Slave Trader like his mother before him.

Motivation: To be a Crown-heir again.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears skinny pants and wears a black and white robe with the hood down. Her hair is silver and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Bune was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Bune alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2 Antitoxin.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'3". She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her first spouse was a Architect, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man dresses like a well dressed Shoemaker does. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. He wears his silver hair down. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His silver crest, when down, is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. Heskan was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He became a Bookbinder soon after.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1400 sp. Jade (70 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Roland hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His head has been shaved. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Trey hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Trey grew up listening to his father's many stories. Trey was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Gardener. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Shoemaker they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Gardener, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He wears a red shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and grey pants. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Foxilon is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His scarlet crest is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Crown-heir who has hired him part-time. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Rhogar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 700 sp.