Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a long, black cloak. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Architect. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is content; and balancing his hectic life and new architect responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 24000 cp. Malachite (5 gp). Sard (30 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Zircon (30 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He very much looks the part of a Painter. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He is baby faced.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Painter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Glassblower again; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Beggar but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a white scarf. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Bernard was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp).