Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Alex wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Commoner, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spy profession.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Ploughman and was forced into it by his family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Debt, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'3" when asserting himself. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has worked as a Layabout like his father before him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 3 Antitoxin. 1 Everburning torch. 2 Holy water. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His black hair is cut short. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Geoffrey was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears his black hair down. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Body Guard who has hired him part-time. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His ears are large.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Gerald's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gerald was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.