Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. 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 shaved his head bald. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Peren enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the west to a Doctor, Peren learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Peren grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Peren. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 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 fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His silver hair is braided into rings. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shipwright. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shipwright for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A 5'8" southern man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: A 6'0" eastern man, he usually wears his tan robe and has his ceremonial dagger always slung over his shoulder. He has orange fur. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a brown tunic with green highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His tied-back hair is blonde. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.