Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Herbalist. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears a green costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Aust embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the north to a Spy, Aust learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Iolite (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a blue top hat and blue clothes, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gifted student he started as a Miller, but he got bored and became a Unemployed. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in the east. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. He is physically well-built. He has no hair. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.