Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and a wedding ring on his left hand. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Depressed, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich, In love, Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe, and is pretty ugly. She has done her best to style her silver crest to look like a famous performer. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is cut close to her head. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 40 pp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This late middle aged man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull green iron scale mail and is in decent physical shape. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Fortune-teller who has hired him part-time. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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 south. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing a long, red cloak. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Masseuse who has hired him part-time. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gifted student he started as a Banker, but he got bored and became a Masseuse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and balancing his hectic life and new masseuse responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 sp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp).