Description: This western man is typically in his Detective uniform. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the north to a Detective, Varis learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He became a Detective soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a white vest and prefers green and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a white tunic with grey highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is a great chef.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. After months of barely getting by, Hadarai 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: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 sp. Peridot (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a white armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears his red hair down. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Slave, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 800 gp.