Description: This man stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears his auburn hair down. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Miller arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. After months of barely getting by, Thamior managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, marred by chocolates. He has no hair. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Paelias was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His silver hair is cut short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Soveliss hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shipwright. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Thamior hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Thamior was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 270 pp. Sard (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Traki was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Tanner. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2300 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Coral (110 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.