Description: An older man who is dressed in an above average manner, he is not a threatening figure. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Rimmon is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. After a long history of fighting, Rimmon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has no hair. He has gray eyes and a brown hat with a white feather.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ortegar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. His fur, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep yellow.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Cloud was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Courier. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a brown collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 230 pp. Eye agate (5 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Rose (60 gp).