Description: He wears a yellow vest and prefers brown and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mason they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Roofer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is physically well-built. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Gardener, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1100 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp).

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this northern man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rose (80 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Jet (100 gp). Rose (80 gp). Jade (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Jet (100 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his morningstar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Bookbinder profession.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1200 gp. Rose (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.