Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has wavy white hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Roland hails from a village terrorized by giants. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a long, black cloak. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Tomi was raised in a hard working conservative environment. After coming to the age of reason, Tomi took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Jade (110 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Black opal (1300 gp).

Description: A 6'1" southern man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His long rusty crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: A 5'9" northern man, he dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Balimaar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 26000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.