Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'5" and is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He got into the Architect business at a young age. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Tailor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp).

Description: An older man who wears tattered old clothes, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is short and auburn. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: Hadarai hails from a village terrorized by giants. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hadarai grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Hadarai. Being a Guard kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. He has moderate length brown hair. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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. Being a Barrister kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rose (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Coral (130 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He has a very tight haircut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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-brother.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Stableman they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Brewer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 east. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by his family; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.