Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is long and golden with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Paelias was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears his white fur down. His yellow eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue sapphire (400 gp). Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tattered old clothes. His white crest is long and unkept. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Ploughman for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Azurite (16 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this eastern man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He keeps his copper crest in a flapper bob. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Weaver profession.

History: Zedaar was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Cleric, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gifted student he started as a Weaver, but he got bored and became a Spy. He tends to his Spy job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 170 gp.