Description: This slender man stands about 6'4". He wears skinny pants and wears a white and blue robe with the hood down. His rusty crest is singed and shortened. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Ruler. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Vrondiss never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 180 pp. Jet (130 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Harbek's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Harbek was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His red fur is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Gale was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Gale decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1700 gp. Jet (90 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Rose (80 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Obsidian (12 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Norûk has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears his red hair up. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Caeldrim's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Black pearl (700 gp).