Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his golden hair up. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to be a mason again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 60 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Through the years after Aelar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Aelar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Aelar never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, In love, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 12000 sp. Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has orange fur. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Masseuse hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barkeep.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'0" and tends to wear a large grey jacket. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He worked as a nervous Actor and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Actor for the past few years.

Motivation: He's in love.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.