Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His silver eyes peer out from beneath his feathered black hat.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Iados was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He struck the Adventurer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'6" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is chestnut and curly. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He refers to his adoptive mother 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: He got into the Crown-heir business at a young age. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Tourmaline (110 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He very much looks the part of a Masseuse. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Alston is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 gp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp).