Description: He wears dull black sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed crossbow, just in case. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly crossbows and spears. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise black.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shepherd. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the east to a Shepherd, Latbag learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shepherd. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 800 gp. Hematite (7 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). White opal (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 5'5". He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and his gloved hand is found clutching a bow. He keeps his orange fur in a flapper bob. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is chestnut and curly. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He worked as a nervous Bookbinder and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to be a layabout again

Ideals: Logical, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp).