Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he likes to wear black tank tops with violet pants. He has wavy black hair. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Halimath's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His childhood dream was to be a Fletcher, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and expand his business

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 pp. Moonstone (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is typically in his Soapmaker uniform. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Aust is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born into a rich family. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1900 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Dilettante arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 220 pp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His tied-back hair is blonde. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Thamior is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Thamior was born the youngest of three triplets. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Peridot (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'0" and wears tattered old clothes. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soveliss is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Canary diamond (6000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.