Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. He has black eyes.

Personality: He is a Crown-heir first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to be a animal trainer again

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Military, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Fire opal (400 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Sard (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the east to a Dilettante, Gerald learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is short and chestnut. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

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

Flaws: Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a long, brown cloak. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Performer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Scribe, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Debt. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp).