Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Interpreter. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 10000 cp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His hair is cut close to his head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Manfred lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Manfred never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, In love. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 500 gp. Malachite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull black iron scale mail. His hair is chestnut and curly. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Iolite (80 gp). Jade (40 gp).