Description: He is scrawny and has patchy scarlet crest. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has a hunchback. His scarlet crest is heavily combed to the right. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has worked as a Fortune-teller like his mother before him.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His childhood dream was to be a Engraver, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 160 pp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Rose (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a green armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. He wears his gray fur down. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. At some point he was captured by goblins and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Banded agate (13 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His hair is silver and very short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a Herbalist first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Jet (80 gp). Coral (80 gp).