Description: He is a husky man, who wears a black shirt, with a violet mid length shorts with violet tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. Tourmaline (100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'10" southern man, he wears just a blue suit. His chestnut hair is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Ahrim was born the youngest of three triplets. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 pp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 52. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 40 pp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). Rose (30 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is typically in his Blacksmith uniform. He wears his white crest down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Blacksmith who has hired him part-time. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Sethrekar was born with his father's beautiful face. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.