Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His hair is silver and very short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a Engraver first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He's also a talented Farmer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears baggy brown pantaloons and a white scarf. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Mardred was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bellfounder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bellfounder work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bellfounder for hire.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to be a map maker again

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 4'0" western man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. His chestnut hair is still thick. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nuraval 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 Nuraval. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'1". She wears a red cloak and cross-gartered black stockings, and her gloved hand is found clutching a warhammer. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Dee speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dee studied abroad. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 280 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.