Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His parents were killed by drow in a raid when he was still a young child. The drow captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Recently the stress of being a Sage has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is long and red with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born in the south to a Jeweler, Gerard learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished man is typically in his Banker uniform. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 Banker. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Banker responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Poor, Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the north to a Stylist, Arnold learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Stylist and found it very stressful. He struck the Stylist job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Everburning torch. 3 Smokesticks. 2 Holy water.

Description: This eastern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a Shoemaker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp.