Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born in the south to a Mortician, Gunter learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mortician and was forced into it by his family; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 15000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

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. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Rose (60 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, white cloak. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His auburn hair is cut short. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Theodoric was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Stableman. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He dresses like a well dressed Dilettante does. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When Rolf reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 23000 cp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He refers to his adoptive father 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: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He worked as a nervous Stylist and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 gp.