Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aldous grew up listening to his father's many stories. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has blue eyes and a blue hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents enrolled him in a Warlock school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Ranala was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a simple black robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He has no hair. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bookbinder but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Average lock. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this eastern woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She has green eyes and a brown hat with a white feather.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Geva was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.