Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Engraver. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Melissa was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp. Red spinel (90 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Full Plate.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull blue iron scale mail. His silver hair is braided into rings. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Alex was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and doesn't want to be a shoemaker and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp. Zircon (30 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Guard born in the past three hundred years. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ermina is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Ermina reached her early adolescence her Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Small steel mirror. 1 Simple lock.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He refers to his adoptive father 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dyer and was forced into it by his family; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Full Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.