Description: This younger middle-aged woman is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and yellow handkerchief worn on her right side, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is a Weaver first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: The child of a Brewer, who enjoyed hunting, Sarah was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has brown hair. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Melissa hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (8 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Black opal (700 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He wears his brown hair up. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Healer responsibilities is difficult; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp. Pink pearl (110 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Hugh was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Hugh 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. Hugh decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 gp.