Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a ceremonial dagger on his belt, marred by sweets. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Soapmaker. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Everard grew up listening to his father's many stories. A gifted student he started as a Glassblower, but he got bored and became a Soapmaker. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Soapmaker responsibilities is difficult; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He wears his brown hair up. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Darrak lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has worked as a Laborer like his mother before him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tattered old clothes. He has no fur. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines copper.

Personality: Flask is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 Cook. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 pp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.