Description: He prefers to wear pastel clothing when he does not wear armor. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has green eyes and a pastel hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born into a rich family. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich, Debt, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He very much looks the part of a Doctor. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He is a Hag in disguise. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Baker again; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Black star sapphire (600 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. A true patriot, Rosamund would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp. Obsidian (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Onyx (30 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is dressed in an above average manner, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a Bricklayer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Emmeline never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.