Description: He stands about 4'1" and wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has no hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a white coat with grey slacks. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in the west to a Stylist, Hogar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His crest, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Salasar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1 Full Plate. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears just a tan suit. He is portly but not overly obese. His black fur is heavily combed to the left. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the south to a Soapmaker, Sweet learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He tends to his Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.