Description: He is lean but muscular and wears silk and lounges about seductively. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 Unemployed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Sard (20 gp). White opal (600 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'10" and wears tattered old clothes. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is long and white with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

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 refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the west to a Weaver, Galinndan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, red shirt, and violet tie. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His ears are large.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1100 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his broad black hat.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Tharivol was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.