Description: This late middle aged man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length chestnut hair. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'8" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 13000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears dull blue sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. 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: He got into the Masseuse business at a young age. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 pp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Jet (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears professional attire. He has a very tight haircut. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Stylist they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Architect, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Architect and was forced into it by his family; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).