Description: He wears a red top hat and red clothes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He sports a flattop hair cut. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Blacksmith profession.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sculptor. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sculptor and was forced into it by his family; and expand his business

Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a blue vest and prefers grey and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Anselm grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Superior lock. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is dressed in an above average manner. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his broad violet hat.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spice Merchant. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Clerebold grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Clerebold. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He carries a battered lance and tarnished halberd as well. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather, and is pretty ugly. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Dean will drive conversation. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Dean alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1600 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Half-Plate.