Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'0" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a violet coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A freak accident while working with his Bookbinder mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with tan slacks. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She bought a spear and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 sp. Tourmaline (70 gp).

Description: He is typically in his Locksmith uniform. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His black hair is singed and shortened. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Beggar again.

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.