Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She sports blonde long hair. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This western man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the west. Adelard was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Adelard decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Hematite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Cartwright arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Black opal (500 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears dull white sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shield, just in case. She has no hair. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp).