Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a nunchaku on her belt. She carries with her a set of nunchakus, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Mary was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Oriel enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

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

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Gilbert is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gilbert grew up listening to his mother's many stories. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 sp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Stylist. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born in the west to a Stylist, Theodoric learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue sapphire (1400 gp). 1 Spyglass. 1 Simple lock. 1 Small steel mirror. 1 Climber’s kit.