Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the left. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a Courier first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to be a performer again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and grey handkerchief worn on her left side. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears her golden hair up. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a guard again

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 90 gp. Deep green spinel (40 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears an entirely grey suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her tied-back hair is auburn. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 sp. Red spinel (40 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he usually wears his pastel robe and has his nunchaku always slung over his shoulder. He wears a colorful flower in his yellow fur. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This eastern man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his scarlet crest up. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Torinn was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Knight hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and revenge

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man has the majority of his body covered in plate, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has moderate length blonde hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He is an amazing painter.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Umpen never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man very much looks the part of a Mercenary. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Heian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to reunite with his old friends

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Has a crush, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Buckler. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and white handkerchief worn on her right side. She carries with her a set of ceremonial daggers on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a Spy soon after.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and balancing her hectic life and new spy responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His red hair is braided into rings. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Shoemaker born in the past three hundred years. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has achieved small success as a Shoemaker.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1900 sp.