Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He usually wears his brown robe and has his whip always slung over his shoulder. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Aldous hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'4" and likes to wear blue tank tops with brown pants. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his chestnut hair up. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 8000 sp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this eastern man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull black iron scale mail. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Nicholas was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Crown-heir, but he got bored and became a Slave Trader. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp.