Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His black hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Barber arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Skamos and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her fur is short and black. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This eastern man prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His orange fur is smooth and relatively long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Shifting 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. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 210 gp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: An older woman who wears a violet vest and prefers green and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 cp. Jet (110 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student she started as a Masseuse, but she got bored and became a Detective. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An older woman who very much looks the part of a Fortune-teller, she is not a threatening figure. She has dyed her greying black fur a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing a long, black cloak. His bronze crest is heavily combed to the right. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: The child of a Miller, who enjoyed hunting, Tarhun was taken on many hunting expeditions. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and balancing his hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Nature, In love, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His gold crest has been sun bleached extensively. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born in the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dragonborns in Bharash's homeland. Bharash decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Courier they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Ploughman, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 60 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed red hat.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her first spouse was a Performer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Holy water.