Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a simple blue robe with tan stripes complete with hood. His red crest, when down, is lengthy. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Heskan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a tanner again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Crowbar.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His brown hair is lengthy. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bellfounder. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bellfounder.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and revenge

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: 2'10" and muscular, this northern man is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He got into the Stylist business at a young age. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He tends to his Stylist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Dyer again; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.