Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he dresses like a well dressed Ploughman does. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 gp. Hematite (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Pink diamond (4000 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'1" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a simple grey robe with green stripes complete with hood. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Cook father left him crippled. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 70 pp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.