Description: He likes to wear black tank tops with white pants. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is blonde and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Lewis has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Norman was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A freak accident while working with his Doctor mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 11000 cp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp).

Description: He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a great chef.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Ernest took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new unemployed responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He takes great joy in being the best Soapmaker in town.

History: Raymond was born the youngest of three triplets. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 30 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.