Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He tends to wear a large green jacket. His hair is short and purple. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Bathin lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Bathin was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and balancing his hectic life and new dilettante responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 40 pp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She sports a flattop crest cut. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 3'6" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants to get laid.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a grey shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and blue pants. He has wavy silver hair. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Travok wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Barbarian, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... 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 daughter.

History: Travok was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Engraver work with an outfit from a few towns over. Engraver work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to be a butcher again

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.