Description: She is lean but muscular and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Helen lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Baker they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Spice Merchant, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Azurite (4 gp).

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His ears are large.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Robert grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are blue.

Personality: Lewis speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lewis grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Lewis. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a fancy violet dress. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Avice was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Painter and was forced into it by her family; and balancing her hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 sp.