Description: An older man who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Gifted from a young age, Smoking studied abroad. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, tan shirt, and pastel tie. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly pickaxes and whips. He has no hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He worked as a nervous Ploughman and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Blacksmith again; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is light but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Sard (20 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears dull pastel sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shortbow, just in case. His brown hair is still thick. His black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Rimmon wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Cleric, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is dark but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to protect his home

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 sp.