Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His black hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Cory embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born in the east. Cory was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Fletcher. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1600 sp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Sardonyx (30 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 is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. His hair is short and white. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a Blacksmith, his father struggled to pay the bills. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp. Obsidian (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Jade (110 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are amber.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

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

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a black vest and prefers green and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a Mason, his father struggled to pay the bills. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He tends to his Adventurer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 12000 cp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Chad speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He takes great joy in being the best Merchant in town.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.