Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Architect again; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 21000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is baby faced.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 110 gp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Fulbar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Fulbar hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 120 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His tied-back hair is blonde. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Karash was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.