Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He worked as a nervous Dyer and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Sage again.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 70 pp. Banded agate (11 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a white armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is a great chef.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and very much looks the part of a Barkeep. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her head has been shaved. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new barkeep responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears just a blue suit. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Gerald lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His childhood dream was to be a Hunter, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Hunter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.